The Roberts Court’s Gutting of the Voting Rights Act Nears Completion

The Roberts Court’s Gutting of the Voting Rights Act Nears Completion

The six Republican-nominated Justices who dominate the Supreme Court have found an ingenious way to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence. Their April ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, and their June ruling in Allen v. Milligan, accepting the elimination of one of the two Alabama congressional seats where African Americans could prevail, have effectively eviscerated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA). That act and the Civil R…

Without The Voting Rights Act, The United States Of America Is An Illusion Of Democracy

Source: Anadolu / Getty Voting is the linchpin of our democracy. But as the nation nears its 250th birthday, it is appropriate to question not only the strength of the franchise, but whether we are now living in an illusion of democracy itself. To assess democracy in this moment without the benefit of a spiritual gaze is to become discouraged. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Louisiana v. Callais, struck down Louisiana’s former congression…