The Atlantic
The Supreme Court Might Kill Voting Rights Quietly
Conservative justices seem poised to use complex, technical doctrines that will likely sanction all manner of state voter-suppression measures.
March 7, 2021
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At the center of any democracy is the right to vote. If people cannot vote, then they have no say in the laws that govern them and cannot be truly free and equal citizens. But the right to vote is not a machine that runs by itself; it is dependent on the work of laws and institutions. And in America, conservatives have turned those laws and institutions against that right, seeking to reverse hard-fought gains that have helped make the constitutional promise of democracy a reality for all citizens. With a new voting-rights case before the Supreme Court, the situation might be about to get much, much worse.