They are way beyond racism, they no longer need to follow the VRA rules. I never knew that GA was rid of its racists, did you??
http://networkedblogs.com/bC2hQVirginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R) declared on Tuesday that his commonwealth had “outgrown” institutional racism and no longer needed to be subject to the Voting Rights Act’s redistricting requirements. Speaking to a group of reporters in Richmond, Cuccinelli argued that Congress ought to remove Virginia from a group of nine southern and western states who must get their redistricting maps pre-approved by the Department of Justice in order to prevent discrimination against minority voters:
Cuccinelli also addressed the issue of redistricting, saying he thought it was time for Virginia to be released from its federally mandated oversight by the U.S. Department of Justice under the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Cuccinelli, however, said Virginia has “outgrown” that requirement, as the state — which he acknowledged originated Massive Resistance — is no longer marked by institutionalized bigotry.
Cuccinelli’s comments are not idle banter. They are part of an orchestrated conservative effort to undermine the Voting Rights Act and remove federal protection for minority voters. Last year, conservatives took aim at Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act in the Supreme Court case NAMUDNO v. Holder. The Court upheld the legislation in an 8-1 vote – conservative Justice Thomas was the lone dissent – but as the Wonk Room’s Ian Millhiser notes,
the Roberts-led Court may be threatening to “invalidate the statute” if Congress doesn’t alter the Voting Rights Act soon.So after the Repugs get rid of Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare - the Voting Rights Act must be next on the chopping block.