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Section 5 Or Section 8
This week the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in Shelby County v Holder. This case is an attempt to negate Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The plaintiffs claim that the provisions of Section 5 are … Continue reading
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Tagged 2004 election, 2008 election, 2012 election, Alabama, Alaska, bigotry, Calera Alabama, California, Congress, Democrats, discrimination, Ernest Montgomery, Florida, Franklin County Board of Elections, Franklin County North carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York magazine, North Carolina, Obama, politics, racism, Republicans, Section 5, Section 8, Shelby County Alabama, Shelby County v Holder, South Carolina, Supreme Court, Texas, University of Michigan, Virginia, voter fraud, voter ID, voter intimidation, voter registration, Voter suppression, voter turnout, voting, voting rights, Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Validated
The dominant story in the news this week is the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in the health care matter. I will not get into the legal matters in depth here because that cannot be handled well in a brief … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, Affordable Health Care Act, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Chris Cillizza, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Clarence Thomas, Democrats, Elena Kagan, Franklin Roosevelt, health care, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, individual mandate, Jeffrey Toobin, Joe Biden, John Roberts, Jonathan Turley, Lyndon Johnson, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, politics, progressive, Republicans, right wing, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, single payer, Social Security, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Washington Post
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For The People, The Future and Those Downticket
Most people feel that all politicians are selfish, self-centered and only concerned about their own political futures. For the second time in three months the Obama administration disproved that by taking action that will not benefit the President in 2012 … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, 2008 election, 2012 election, 24th Amendment, Brennan center, Democrats, Department of Justice, disenfranchisement, John McCain, Justice Department, Nikki Haley, North Carolina, Obama, politics, Republicans, Rick Perry, South Carolina, Tea Party, Texas, voter fraud, voter ID, Voter suppression, voter turnout, voting rights, Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Where Is Home?
Immigration is one of the most vexing challenges facing America today. It is a complex problem. No simple one step solution is going to solve it. Solving the problem involves not only legal but social change. Legislation is not sufficient … Continue reading
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Tagged bigotry, border security, Buffalo, Buffalo New York, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Congress, conservative, Dream Act, education, greed, immigration, Mexico, Poland, politics, racism, Red Foxx, Republican, Tea Party, voter fraud, voter ID, Voter suppression, voting rights, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Warsaw Poland
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Not Just Another Saturday Night
Most of my columns express my opinion on a recent political event. Almost never do I write almost solely about a personal experience. I just don’t think my life is that interesting and therefore that many people would want to … Continue reading
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Tagged bigotry, Birmingham Alabama, Buffalo New York, charter schools, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Act of 1964, de facto, de jure, education, Martin Luther King, neighborhood schools, Occupy movement, Poland, prejudice, racism, slavery, voter ID, Voter suppression, Voting Rights Act of 1965, white flight
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Pick And Time Your Fights Carefully
If you are like most progressives you have probably criticized President Obama and his administration for being too soft and not fighting hard enough. It is certainly fair to say that, particularly early in his administration, he has received as … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, 2012 election, Alabama, bigotry, Brennan center, discrimination, disenfrancisement, early voting, Eric Holder, Florida, John McCain, Justice Department, Kansas, Mississippi, Nikki Haley, North Carolina, Obama, politics, poll tax, progressive, racism, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, voter fraud, voter ID, Voter suppression, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Wisconsin
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