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madamesilverspurs

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Tue Jun 25, 2013, 04:43 PM Jun 2013

Second thoughts? (SCOTUS)

Sandra Day O’Connor has recently mentioned second thoughts about the Supreme Court’s decision in Bush v Gore, which ushered in what will likely prove to be the most tainted era in the country’s history. One of the painfully lingering effects of that decision is the Roberts Court, which poisoned our political processes via Citizens United.

The same court has now added to the toxic mess by gutting the Voting Rights Act; in so doing, Roberts and his cronies have given blatant encouragement to Republican voter suppression efforts across the country. The Court’s absurd suggestion that the present Congress needs to “fix” the legislation is nothing more than a flimsy attempt to mask the Roberts Court’s obvious blessing of the GOP’s slimy and often racist tactics.

Any third thoughts, Justice O’Connor?

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Second thoughts? (SCOTUS) (Original Post) madamesilverspurs Jun 2013 OP
some call in treason. GeorgeGist Jun 2013 #1
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