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Jnew28

(931 posts) Tue Apr 12, 2016, 06:31 PM Apr 2016

Voter Suppression – Ginsburg

"By reviewing her examples, one can fully understand how easy, insidious, and ubiquitous voter suppression is and the cultural history it is rooted in.

According to Justice Ginsburg’s dissenting opinion, between 1982 and 2006 the Department of Justice “blocked over 700 voting changes based on a determination that the changes were discriminatory.” She cites the following examples, as reported by the Feminist Majority Foundation (below). I took the liberty to conform a few things to the original."

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Voter Suppression – Ginsburg (Original Post) Jnew28 Apr 2016 OP

We are looking at the worst voter suppression and violation of rights in over 50 years or more. Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #1

Right, elleng Apr 2016 #2

RBG's dissent in Shelby County was a great dissent Gothmog Apr 2016 #3

Yes it was. n/t Jnew28 Apr 2016 #4

Jackie Wilson Said

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1. We are looking at the worst voter suppression and violation of rights in over 50 years or more.

Reply to Jnew28 (Original post)

Tue Apr 12, 2016, 06:33 PM

Apr 2016

While we sit here and argue how much our candidates can beat the right wing by, we are not taking into account the millions who will be turned away at the polls.