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The Voting Rights Act forbids state laws that place a heavier burden on minority voters than on other members of the electorate. Additionally, Section 5 of the law requires many parts of the country to preclear new voting rules with DOJ or a federal court in order to ensure that they do not violate the Voting Rights Acts protections for minority voters. The Supreme Court is currently considering a challenge to Section 5.
Last week, the state of Texas submitted an amicus brief calling up the justices to strike down this landmark voting rights law. Ironically, however, the brief does far more to explain why Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is still necessary. Texas primary argument is that the nations most important voting rights law must be gutted because it prevents the state from enacting a law that suppresses the minority vote:
Texas To Supreme Court: Strike Down The Voting Rights Act So That We Can Suppress The Vote | ThinkProgress
Last week, the state of Texas submitted an amicus brief calling up the justices to strike down this landmark voting rights law. Ironically, however, the brief does far more to explain why Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is still necessary. Texas primary argument is that the nations most important voting rights law must be gutted because it prevents the state from enacting a law that suppresses the minority vote:
Texas To Supreme Court: Strike Down The Voting Rights Act So That We Can Suppress The Vote | ThinkProgress