Rep. Mfume: SCOTUS’ Voting Rights “Ruling Is Offensively Disrespectful To Millions Of Black Americans”
By Mfume Press Photos: Wikimedia Commons WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wednesday Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which will fundamentally eviscerate the elements of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that were still in effect: “Last year, we marked the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and paid tribute to the generations of civil rights leaders who marched, bled, and sacrificed for the freedom to vote,” said Congressman Kweisi Mfume. “Today, the Supreme Court of the United States made the bigoted, shameful, and destructive decision to gut what elements of the law that were still in effect.”“For decades, Section 2 of that act has been the essential tool that allowed minorities voters to challenge discrimination and bad practices. By gutting it, the Court has made it easier for bad actors to discriminate.”“This ruling is offensively disrespectful to millions of Black Americans and their ancestorial history and will only further reduce the credibility of the Supreme Court in the eyes of most Americans. In fact, this is no longer the Roberts Court, it is, instead, the Trump Court, fully engaged in political activism.”“Now, more than ever, we must work to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to stop this ongoing assault to disenfranchise Black and Latino voters across the country. John and I came to Congress together as classmates, and like him, I will not stop fighting for the voting rights of all Americans. We refuse to return to those dark and difficult days of racial repression and voter suppression.”
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By Mfume Press
Photos: Wikimedia Commons
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wednesday Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which will fundamentally eviscerate the elements of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that were still in effect:
“Last year, we marked the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and paid tribute to the generations of civil rights leaders who marched, bled, and sacrificed for the freedom to vote,” said Congressman Kweisi Mfume. “Today, the Supreme Court of the United States made the bigoted, shameful, and destructive decision to gut what elements of the law that were still in effect.”
“For decades, Section 2 of that act has been the essential tool that allowed minorities voters to challenge discrimination and bad practices. By gutting it, the Court has made it easier for bad actors to discriminate.”
“This ruling is offensively disrespectful to millions of Black Americans and their ancestorial history and will only further reduce the credibility of the Supreme Court in the eyes of most Americans. In fact, this is no longer the Roberts Court, it is, instead, the Trump Court, fully engaged in political activism.”
“Now, more than ever, we must work to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to stop this ongoing assault to disenfranchise Black and Latino voters across the country. John and I came to Congress together as classmates, and like him, I will not stop fighting for the voting rights of all Americans. We refuse to return to those dark and difficult days of racial repression and voter suppression.”
