Bernie Sanders Blasts The Supreme Court For Taking Us Back to Jim Crow Era Voting

[babylonsister]

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Bernie Sanders Blasts The Supreme Court For Taking Us Back to Jim Crow Era Voting

By: Jason Easley
Jun. 25th, 2013


Sen. Bernie Sanders bluntly blasted the Supreme Court for taking the country back to Jim Crow era voting rights.

In a statement, Sen. Sanders said, “The Supreme Court has turned back the clock on equality in America by striking down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. The landmark civil rights law that Congress passed almost five decades ago, and reauthorized with overwhelming bipartisan support only seven years ago, has been an important tool to protect voters in places with a history of discrimination. The law is as necessary today as it was in the era of Jim Crow laws. We must act immediately to rewrite this vital law.”

Sen. Sanders bluntly put it out there. This decision literally undoes all the voting rights progress that has occurred since the Jim Crow era. It can’t be understated how destructive the ruling was today. Sanders is right. We can’t afford to waste time, but unfortunately, all this Congress has shown an aptitude for is wasting time.

The activist conservative Supreme Court majority tossed Sec. 4 of the Voting Rights Act back to Congress because they knew that it would get swallowed into the black hole of Republican obstruction. The clock has been turned back on voting rights. An era that we thought was dead and gone has been restored, and it will require the leadership of people like Bernie Sanders to put our nation back on the path to progress.

[Cleita]

1. Thank God for Bernie for speaking out as usual and shame on the other

liberal senators for not standing with him as a block.

[Vietnameravet]

2. I cannot bring myself to believe what has happened!

Now they are free to deny minorities their right to vote..
Oh yes..if you cant reach to them...then deny them the vote!

[Skittles]

4. conservatives win by denying the right to vote

increasingly that is the ONLY way they can win, and they know it

[graham4anything]

3. President Obama and Senator Sanders standing side by side in agreement. K&R nt

[sheshe2]

5. The decision today just makes me sick!

Damn the GOP shills at the Supreme Court ( or should I say the Extreme Court). They are a blight on our Nation. They should hang their heads in shame, souless bastards!

[octoberlib]

6. +1

[BillyRibs]

7. I was expecting this,

So I'm not shocked or surprised in the least. Anyone and I mean ANYONE who was not expecting this, was either a fool or living on fantasy Island. It's not over people, like it or not it's 1936 Germany. and it's not going to be pretty in the next few years. Looks like the Old war bride down the street was right.

[timdog44]

8. I was always

told that the liberal bench legislated from the bench. Thank god the conservative bench does not. Assholes.

[kitt6]

9. This move by the court

is a obvious huge story. Since I've been wondering just how fair-minded the DU followers are; here's my chance.

[tnlurker]

10. I just checked CNN.com

It is already off the front page. Huge story for us...not so much for the corporate media.

[cantbeserious]

11. No Longer Trust The US Government - Voting Rights Act - Unbridled Surveillance - Lawless Bankers

eom

[Iliyah]

12. Nope, this story is not important at all

because he hurts the poor and the minorities cause who gives a shit about them huh?

There will be a uproar from the masses who do care regardless of the corporate media's blindness. They think it won't happen because are will "occupy" the streets. These MF's will never deter me from my rights.

[DonCoquixote]

13. I am in Florida

And I know the Dixie bastards will be set loose. Yes, mine IS one of the counties affected.

No, I will not forgive PBO for the way he sold us out, nor will I forgive Hillary for doing so, as the awaits her turn at bat, however, just when you wonder why you vote Democrat, the GOP reminds you why.

[heaven05]

14. go

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bernie. Won't help though, our system is broken and it getting brokener every day. Jim Crow. Never dead, never gone far in amerikkka. I fear for the young people. I can see ugly on the horizon and getting uglier every day. I won't tolerate ANY bullshit from any racist, from this day forward. All those people, black, white and others who died for equality in voting, mean nothing to these goddamn justices sitting on .....ahhh what's the use. I'm not taking any shit. Amerikkka is broken. Land of the free?????????????BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!! LAND OF ROMSHITS AND BUSHMONKEYS. BOY I CAN HEAR THE FUCKING CELEBRATIONS IN THE HALL OF THE RACIST PIGS WHO SET THIS SHIT UP. GLASSES TINKLING, FULL OF CHAMPAGNE, LAUGHTER AND CHEERS AT PUTTING 'THOSE PEOPLE' AND WOMEN BACK IN THEIR PLACE. I am enraged and extremely disappointed in this fucking system. Next thing you know, people(black) will be back in the cotton fields and women will be pregnant, barefoot and in the kitchen. Oh, as an addition: I've been out all day, the streets are abuzz in anticipation of some stupid move by massa.

[TNNurse]

15. 2012

Were the members of the Supreme Court comatose or drugged up during the last election? Every day there was a story of some Republican group trying to keep someone from voting for a Democrat. They will do anything to get elected and the Court has now given them some help. I swear did they not study history??? Laws are often passed to keep people from doing bad things and people wanting to do bad things is a permanent problem.