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Related: About this forumSanders Backs Voting Rights Bill
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement on Wednesday endorsing legislation introduced in the Senate to restore the Voting Rights Act:
The Supreme Courts 2013 decision gutting the Voting Rights Act was a shameful step backward. The critical civil rights law which protected voters in places with a history of discrimination is as necessary today as it was in the era of Jim Crow laws. We should do everything possible to guarantee the right to vote, not make it harder for people to cast ballots. Thats why I strongly support the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015.
Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement on Wednesday endorsing legislation introduced in the Senate to restore the Voting Rights Act:
The Supreme Courts 2013 decision gutting the Voting Rights Act was a shameful step backward. The critical civil rights law which protected voters in places with a history of discrimination is as necessary today as it was in the era of Jim Crow laws. We should do everything possible to guarantee the right to vote, not make it harder for people to cast ballots. Thats why I strongly support the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015.
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-backs-voting-rights-bill_-----
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Sanders Backs Voting Rights Bill (Original Post)
Cheese Sandwich
Jun 2015
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StandingInLeftField
(972 posts)1. Those saying that Bernie Sanders does not speak to civil rights...
...are being disingenuous or worse.
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)2. I believe it is worse.
When presented with Bernie's long commendable record on civil rights they double down and squawk "optics, optics."
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)3. They will say anything to make people think badly of Bernie.
It's the dirty tricks squad.
smokey nj
(43,853 posts)4. They've gone Rove!
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)5. Yes they have.
merrily
(45,251 posts)6. Of course he does.