Voting Rights....

Bernie Sanders

Voting Rights:

Tuesday marked the 48th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act. He said at the time it was "as huge as any victory that has ever been won on any battlefield." Now, the landmark law, which protected voters from discrimination for decades, is in jeopardy. The Supreme Court on June 25 invalidated a key portion of the act which prohibited states and localities with histories of racial discrimination from altering voting laws without federal approval. Sen. Bernie Sanders said the court's decision "turned back the clock on equality in America."

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