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Have you ever wondered how a single piece of legislation could shape the course of American politics for decades? Enter the Voting Rights Act (VRA), a monumental law aimed at safeguarding the voting rights of marginalized communities. From its inception in 1965 to its contemporary challenges, the VRA has left an indelible mark on the

S. 4/H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, would give liberal bureaucrats in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) the power to veto changes of polling place locations, voter ID and registration requirements, and the boundary lines in redistricting in every single state.

Summer it was suing the state of georgia under section 2 of the voting rights act and commend your department for working to protect the rights of all americans to vote. section 2 of the voting rights act prohibits voting practices or procedures that discriminate on the basis of race while section 5 of the act main dates that changes to voting practices in certain covered jurisdictions be pre-cleared by federal authorities. with the supreme court having nullified section 5 in effect the pre-clea...

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Quote. the same article said, quote, we are also up against a supreme court that is keen on destroying our nations most consequential voting rights law. for our audience familiar with the congressional deadlock over voting rights, can you elaborate more on the role this court has played? >> absolutely. you know, it was a roberts court, and roberts in the majority opinion in the shelby versus holder case that threw out section 4, invalidated section 4, which was the coverage formula to determine ...

Supreme court struck down the coverage formula which they said was based on the past practices and not what was happening now and was unconstitutional. so texas no longer were under clearance regime, had to have voting changes cleared by department of justice. hr-4 would re-establish that coverage formula but have it national to apply to any states with voting rights violations in last 25 years, met a certain threshold, would be in preclearance, and other great things too, certain changes would ...

Gonna be difficult in the senate the hr4 is still really really important because it restores the voting rights act and improves it from what was done to it in 2013 went to the supreme court struck down the coverage formula. they said the coverage from light was based on past practices and for that reason it was unconstitutional and they struck down that formula. in states like my state, texas, no longer run the plea clearance regime which is cleared by the department of justice. hr4 will real e...

Toggle open close   H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, would give liberal bureaucrats in the Department of Justice (DOJ) the power to veto changes of polling place locations, voter ID and registration requirements, and the boundary lines in redistricting in every single state. It would also change legal standards to make it almost impossible for states to defend themselves against meritless litigation. Supreme Court Ruling in Shelby County v. Holder H.R. 4 is intended to o...