On June 16, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder spoke to the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs. He said, “I pledge that the Justice Department will continue working to enforce our nation’s voting rights laws. And we will fight efforts to discriminate in the voting booth just as earnestly as we fight efforts to discriminate in the job or housing markets. You have my word, my friends. Our commitment to Equal Protection – and to full participation in our nation’s elections – will not waver. Never.” Thanks to ElectionLawBlog for the link. The full speech is here. It is 3 pages long.
What discrimination is he talking about? Are some states bringing back literacy tests?
Democrats try to claim Republicans attempt anti-black discrimination, but there have been pretty well-known attempts by Democrats to prevent overseas military people from being able to cast their ballots.
The real discrimination, though, is one that will never be addressed by Eric Holder or his like: The prevention of worthwhile candidates even getting onto a ballot, thus preventing people like me from wanting to vote.
As long as educated, or at least relatively knowledgeable, people stay home, Republicans and Democrats can continue their charade, and continue to reap the huge financial and other benefits.
Notice a certain U.S. Senator just publicly confessed to an extra-marital affair, and resigned?
Resigned, that is, from certain positions within the Senate but certainly not from the Senate itself.
They never go back to Pocatello.
Are they going to prevent thugs from carrying weapons and scaring voters away in polling places?
Hmm. Yes, their are still some challenges when it comes to suffrage; racial, economic, disability and, yes, absentee voting.
All should be taken seriously and properly addressed. Yet, why not look at the issue of government sponsored political discrimination?
Ballot discrimination needs way more attention than voter discrimination.