JUSTICE GINSBURG'S COMMON SENSE LOGIC IN SUPPORT OF THE VOTING RIGHT ACT

As a reminder, Justice Ginsburg's dissent here is all about the Supreme Court's reckless 5-4 decision in Shelby County v. Holder (2013), which held that the key components of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were no longer necessary. 

The majority's argument was based on the idea that we're effectively a post-racial society.

Writing in support of the majority opinion Justice Clarence Thomas argued that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act was effectively unconstitutional because blatant discrimination against certain voters is no longer evident. 

Justice Thomas and the majority didn't address the "hidden in plain site" efforts at voter suppression.

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- Mark