The Voting Rights Amendment Act (VRAA) - the Antidote for Fascist-Style Voter Suppression
“Last year, the Supreme Court stripped away critical protections for millions of voters when it gutted a key section of the Voting Rights Act. The court’s decision will now make it harder for voters who have been historically disenfranchised to have their votes counted. The decision reversed decades of progress, so we must now take steps to ensure those eligible to vote receive the opportunity to do so.” - - USW President Leo W. Gerard.
This 5 to 4 U.S. Supreme Court ruling gutted the Voting Rights Act enabling 22 states to passed laws restricting the right to vote.
The Voting Rights Amendment Act (H.R. 3899/S. 1945) to restore the ability of the Voting Rights Act to protect voters nationwide from discrimination at the ballot box was introduced in January 2014.
Every day Congress fails to live up to its constitutional obligation to protect the right to vote, it gives a free pass for Fascist-Style Voter Suppression.
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