Watch ‘em steal it
The renewal of the Voting Rights Act – the legislative centerpiece of the civil rights movement – is widely supported by House leaders in both parties. It had been expected to sail through the House last month, but a rebellion in a closed GOP caucus meeting forced supporters to cancel the vote.
Why would they be doing this? Greg Palast has an idea:
Voting Rights Act Nailed To Burning Cross
Don’t kid yourself. The Republican Party’s decision yesterday to “delay” the renewal of the Voting Rights Act has not a darn thing to do with objections of the Republican’s White Sheets Caucus.
This is a strategic stall – meant to de-criminalize the Republican Party’s new game of challenging voters of color by the hundreds of thousands.</i>
