tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post3592096670394406003..comments2023-12-26T10:22:04.630-05:00Comments on Things of My Soul: I Ususally Don't Post Political Things Here, but Shame on UsPapa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-20097242094014296662013-07-03T01:55:30.389-04:002013-07-03T01:55:30.389-04:00I don't think you've done a fair job of su...I don't think you've done a fair job of summarizing the decision. What the Supreme Court said was that it was unconstitutional to base the federal oversight on statistics from the time when the Civil Rights Act was originally passed (1960s). The states/counties that were required to clear changes in voting laws with the federal government were set by the voting history from then, and nonrandom sethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12384675101590059280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-23711221692780360632013-07-02T07:58:27.838-04:002013-07-02T07:58:27.838-04:00I share your feelings. It is so easy for those of ...I share your feelings. It is so easy for those of us who have never been discriminated against, who've never been "encouraged" not to vote, to think this is all behind us, but I predict that we will now see a revival of voter intimidation in some of these states where some people to this day do not accept blacks and other minorities as full citizens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com