Voting rights

Voting Rights Act should not be diluted »

By Kevin Alexander Gray, March 29, 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court should not overturn the will of the people.read more

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Scalia Scales the Heights of Arrogance

February 28, 2013

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Scalia Scorns Congress, and Voting Rights Act »

By Matthew Rothschild, February 27, 2013

He mocked the very title of the Voting Rights Act, and he basically said that Congress couldn’t be trusted on issues of race.read more

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Voter Intimidation a No-Show in Wisconsin »

By Ruth Conniff, November 6, 2012

In Wisconsin, at least, voter intimidation by True the Vote and other Republican-affiliated election observers has not materialized on Election Day.read more

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Citizens United and the “Right” to Intimidate Employees on Voting »

By Roger Bybee, November 2, 2012

CEOs are using the Supreme Court decision to browbeat their employees about voting for Romney.read more

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Romney Voter Fraud in Wisconsin »

By Ruth Conniff, October 30, 2012

In Wisconsin and nationally, Republicans are engaging in dirty tricks.read more

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Voting shouldn’t be made onerous for transgendered people »

By Kalil Cohen, October 26, 2012

With the election around the corner, now is the time to educate ourselves and our communities to ensure that everyone has the right to vote on Nov. 6.read more

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Voting shouldn’t be made a difficult process »

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington, October 15, 2012

The Republican scheme to limit voting on Election Day is shameful. By Darryl Lorenzo Wellingtonread more

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2 FL Republicans Want the Right to Gun Down Illegal Voters »

By Arun Gupta, August 30, 2012

They want a law allowing gun owners to shoot “illegal” voters. “We want to keep the wrong people away from the polls.”read more

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ACLU Sues Gov. Walker over Voter ID Law »

By Matthew Rothschild, December 13, 2011

“The state of Wisconsin has created a voter ID system that is making it very hard or impossible for residents to exercise their cherished right to vote,”read more

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Draconian laws could disenfranchise 5 million voters »

By David A. Love, October 13, 2011

Voting is supposed to be a right in this country, but many states are sabotaging that right.read more

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Justice Department Should Sue Walker over Voter ID

August 4, 2011

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140 years after the 15th Amendment, more progress must be made on voting rights »

By David A. Love, March 31, 2010

On the 140th anniversary of the 15th Amendment, Tancredo and others would have us turn back the clock, and return to a time when people of color were denied the right to vote.read more

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Guaranteeing the vote »

By Penda D. Hair, August 7, 2008

It is time to do away with this patchwork of bizarre and erratic rules and regulations.

The right to vote must become a right guaranteed to all American citizens and not a privilege controlled by a few. It is time for a 28th Amendment to the Constitution.read more

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