chief justice john roberts who wrote the opinion on the shelby county case which gutted another portion of voting rights act, essentially decided no longer pursuing racial pursued even that guy sided with the liberals yesterday. the other five concerted justices were in extreme for him. this is how aggressive and reckless the shadow docket ruling was. roberts was basically telling others, hey guys, slow down, let s destroy voting rights the right way, in due time. and in the courts they said, we will do it now. and i have to say it is perfectly fitting that this is coming out the state of alabama, not just because the last major decision to cripple the voting rights act should shelby county was also said there, but because when majority black district, the seventh congressional district. and its lines are drawn around, you got, at some parts of montgomery, alabama. the events of bloody sunday, one governor brutally
but black voters make up a fourth of alabama s population. there s an obvious imbalance. the lower court ordered that a new map with a second, at least, majority black district, would be drawn. which could have led to democrats gaining another seat in the house this fall. but that s not happening now because the conservative majority of the supreme court froze the ruling. why would they do that? justices kavanaugh and alito are ordering that it came too close to the 2022 election cycle. too close? how absurd. i mean, the idea of not correcting the area in the issue prior to elections, well, elena kagan, who argues there s plenty of time, is reiterating that stance. the primary in alabama, it s not
there s some encouraging news to tell you about on this. house democrats have introduced a new voting rights bill named after the late john lewis that would restore and strengthen parts of the gutted voting rights act of 1965. let s add to our conversation our friend, the reverend al sharpton, the president of the national action network. matt dowd is still here. rev, first on what is under way in georgia, their voter restriction law was the first passed. it resulted in the boycott of major league baseball s all-star game. this, though, was the part of that law that a lot of people were most afraid of, undermining who counts the votes. talk about this step that they have taken to take control of elections in fulton county. we must first underscore that fulton county is a majority black district, so the racial element is clear. but one of the things that comes to mind when i heard about this
Winsome Sears accepts Republican nomination for Virginia lieutenant governor
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Posted at 9:53 PM, May 11, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-11 21:53:29-04
WINCHESTER, Va. - The Republican Party of Virginia has its nominee for lieutenant governor.
Winsome Sears accepted the party s nomination and certification from RPV Chairman Rich Anderson Tuesday night. She finished ahead of former Del. Tim Hugo, according to the Associated Press.
Sears, an alumna of Old Dominion University and Regent University, served a single term representing parts of Hampton Roads in the House of Delegates nearly two decades ago but beat five other candidates, including two more prominent state legislators.