After the Civil War, Black Mississippians had economic power, voting rights, and citizenship. They used their majority to elect African-Americans to office… — Mike Espy Copy Share Image
Her [Jurdge Sandra Day O'Connor] judgment has also been critical in protecting our environmental rights. She joined in 5-4 majorities affirming reproductive… — Patrick Leahy Copy Share Image
I am proud to cosponsor the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act which will enshrine critical voting rights protections into law… — Laphonza Butler Copy Share Image
In Australia we had the Australian stolen generation of our voting rights. I think a lot of people think its a distant… — Madeleine Madden Copy Share Image
Do you care about climate justice? Are you about women's rights and women's reproductive rights? Do you care about civil liberties and… — Linda Sarsour Copy Share Image
“Ex-offenders are expected to pay fines and court costs, and submit paperwork to multiple agencies in an effort to win back a… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
There's a lot that can and should be done, not just in terms of elections administration with respect to the voting rights,… — Alex Padilla Copy Share Image
With the Voting Rights Act of Virginia, our Commonwealth is creating a model for how states can provide comprehensive voter protections that… — Ralph Northam Copy Share Image
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz accused Republicans of trying to make it a crime to be an illegal alien. Democrats see a conspiracy… — Argus Hamilton Copy Share Image
The Supreme Court 2013 ruling that gutted the 1965 Voting Rights Act set in motion what many feared: the subjection of minorities,… — Marc Veasey Copy Share Image
“These and other measures, however, seemed relatively inconsequential in 1965 compared to a Big Four that passed by the end of the… — James T. Patterson Copy Share Image
“The 1965 Voting Rights Act greatly extended federal power in the United States. A frankly regional measure, it took aim at Deep… — James T. Patterson Copy Share Image
Census data is used to determine more than $675 billion in federal funding; it is a demographic Rosetta Stone that is referenced… — Alex Wagner Copy Share Image
Decision by decision, Justice Ginsburg reaffirmed the ideals of our Constitution and our shared values of fairness, equality, and opportunity. Her judicial… — Mikie Sherrill Copy Share Image
How did the party that elected the first black U.S. senator, the party that elected the first 20 African American congressmen, become… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
Experiments in digitizing and running neural wetware under emulation are well established; some radical libertarians claim that, as the technology matures, death… — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
How exactly was Johnson able to pass the Great Society legislation and the Voting Rights Act? Of course, he was a savvy… — Neera Tanden Copy Share Image
The Voting Rights Act was a seminal victory for our country and a great healing moment. But there are some who want… — John Cornyn Copy Share Image
Parts of the Voting Rights Act are due to expire next year if Congress doesn't extend them, including the section that guarantees… — Marty Meehan Copy Share Image
I'm surprised John Lewis didn't invoke the suppression of voting rights in this election [2016]. I still think it's one of the… — Katrina vanden Heuvel Copy Share Image
As a black woman in a nation that has taken too many pains to remind me that I am not a white… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Each American has a right to be heard, and I was proud to vote to pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act to… — Abigail Spanberger Copy Share Image
It takes real courage and conviction to attack the establishment from within and makes waves as big as a tsunami. Ted Cruz… — Tom Tancredo Copy Share Image
Whether it is access to voting rights, representation in government, or the outsized influence of money in our political system, the opportunity… — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
I spent many years working for voting rights, but we still see sophisticated efforts, led by white officials, to disenfranchise black voters… — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
Today, unfortunately, the right to vote seems to have become a partisan issue. Democrats seek to guarantee and expand voting rights. Republicans… — Donna Brazile Copy Share Image
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 laid the foundation for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but it also addressed nearly every… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
We should put hardworking families first by voting on legislation to create jobs, raise wages, provide equal pay for women, invest in… — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share Image
“Contrary to unwritten political law of abuse, Civilians are not the doormats of democracy. Civilians are the doors, civilians are the buildings,… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Our challenge is to mobilize a new coalition of conscience to restore the Voting Rights Act, strengthen voting rights and broaden voter… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
Americans of our own time - minority and majority Americans alike - need the continued guidance that the Voting Rights Act provides.… — Elijah Cummings Copy Share Image
People who face discrimination due to the color of their skin, are often obstructed by institutional barriers across our society - from… — Wayne Messam Copy Share Image
As a senator from the only true swing district in the Texas Senate, I've been targeted by the GOP for my outspoken… — Wendy Davis Copy Share Image
It has been hard to get my head around how Justice Antonin Scalia rationalizes his decisions. His body blow to the Voting… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I believe in bipartisanship. But when it comes to something as fundamental as voting rights, I just have to ask, bipartisanship at… — Raphael Warnock Copy Share Image
“It's voting rights or it's the filibuster. It's LGBTQ+ rights or it's the filibuster. It's union rights or it's the filibuster. It's… — Cori Bush Copy Share Image
If Republicans aren't willing to vote for voting rights, and if the only way to safeguard our fundamental right to vote is… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
In many cases, the Treasury will get preferred or convertible preferred stock for the money it gives to banks. These shares typically… — Jerry A. Webman Copy Share Image
Blacks have no rights - in fact they were three - fifths human according to the constitution to give slave owners more… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Voting rights is not just some other issues alongside other issues, it gets to the heart of who we are in the… — Raphael Warnock Copy Share Image
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