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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Maryland Democratic Party Chairwoman Statement On Supreme Court Decision To Strike Down Key Portion Of Voting Rights Act

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Maryland Democratic Party Chairwoman, Yvette Lewis, issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the section that determines which states and counties must receive “pre-clearance” or pre-approval before changing their voting rights laws as a result of past history of voter suppression and discrimination:

"I am deeply disappointed in the Supreme Court ruling striking down critical provisions in the Voting Rights Act. Despite the progress that has been made, discrimination at the polls remains a major problem across the country. It is critical that we move forward to overcome this setback, redouble our efforts to end discrimination, and work to protect the right to vote for all Americans."

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

what scotus did was say you couldn't use 40 year old data to determine these things. if they have new data that backs up discrimination, the law can be used.

maybe the black panther case in philly can be part of the data.......

Anonymous said...

Yvette. Being you are a Democrat your comments don't mean a rats a$$ to me. You Maryland Democrats discriminate against working people who are employed in this State. It's done with excess taxing and irresponsible spending.

Anonymous said...

You need not worry about that here with 2 to 1 voters liberals.

Anonymous said...

2 to 1 dependent on the goverment / TAXPAYER

Anonymous said...

Voting is not a right! It's a privilege!