Ohio Lawmakers in Alabama to Protest Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling
Two Ohio Democrats joined Alabama protests as more than 50 voting rights demonstrations followed a Supreme Court ruling on congressional maps.
- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, and Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, joined thousands in Alabama over the weekend to protest a Supreme Court ruling that weakened the 1965 Voting Rights Act's protections against racial discrimination in congressional maps.
- The Court's conservative majority ruled earlier this month that Louisiana's 2024 election map was "an unconstitutional racial gerrymander," significantly weakening the government's ability to enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
- Landsman stated, "They want to stay in power, and they're willing to do anything they can to stay in power," while protests in Montgomery and Selma, Alabama, were joined by more than 50 voting rights demonstrations nationwide.
- Beatty and Landsman called on Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act; attorney Lee Merritt stated the Court transformed a law meant to prevent racial vote rigging into a "shield for the people actually doing it."
- Merritt warned that the SAVE Act could prevent up to 21 million Americans from the ballot, complicating Democrats' path to regain House control in November.
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