Caging the cagers

[maddezmom]

you haven't heard about vote caging, don't feel bad. News Hits is paid to keep up on these sorts of things, and, until recently, we didn't have a clue either.

Then Monica Goodling, a former U.S. Justice Department official who recently testified before the House Judiciary Committee under a grant of immunity, raised the subject during her testimony, and the issue received a smattering of attention.

It deserves much more, because if what's been reported so far is true, an illegal effort by the Republican Party to keep minority voters from having their voices heard has been uncovered.

It is an issue that should be creating outrage everywhere in the country because at its heart this is about the subversion of democracy. But it is also an issue that should have particular resonance here in Detroit, where memories of the fight to win voting rights for African-Americans and other minority groups are especially vivid and poignant.

There's another factor that ups the level of local relevance as well — the interest of U.S. Rep. John Conyers, the Detroit Democrat who heads the House Judiciary Committee.

more:http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=10620

[Demeter]

1. K&R!

The next big thing, maybe the last straw? After all, we are a nation of minorities, defacto in some places, almost there in others.