Post #1849469
2026-05-01 14:32 UTC
"The Voting Right Act of 1965, which removed the ability of governments to put in place facially neutral but clearly discriminatory practices, and in doing so ratcheted up Black registration in Louisiana until it matched White voters. This effect was immediate and enduring across the South.
The VRA increased Black political representation."
~ Don Moynihan
#SupremeCourt #Callais #VotingRights #democracy #EconomicElites #corruption #Republicans
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https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/power-democracy-and-clarity
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@wdlindsy@toad.social 2026-05-01 14:33
"…which in turn increased Black economic power by opening up previously barred avenues, like public employment. ... What has been the impact of the Roberts Court on democracy? Wealthy people have more political power than everyone else. Partisan actors have more power to reduce voter choice." #SupremeCourt #Callais #VotingRights #democracy #EconomicElites #corruption #Republicans /8