Sixteen states have to submit changes to their election laws to the justice department. Guess where these 16 states are. Yep, all are below the Mason-Dixon Line. Southern that is! This has been going on since the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or ‘65 (or whenever it was enacted). What this means is that these states are presumed guilty of racial discrimination yet today regarding election laws regardless of what they do. This is unconstitutional.
Most, if not all, of these same states also must submit almost every change to their public schools for approval prior to instituting same. Things as simple as closing schools for economic or demographic changes (declining enrollments), moving a grade from one school to another, changes in school zones, and etc. This is insane.
However, it must create thousands of jobs in the departments of justice and education. High paying jobs for people that do nothing productive (think deficit and debt). The states should be able to do what they deem in the best interest of their citizens, regardless of race, and if the justice can then prove discrimination, then take action. But the justice department should not be allowed to be a prophylactic against a potential possibility perceived by a bureaucrat prior to it happening.
Where does it all begin? In Congress. How else can one explain the Black Congressional Caucus or the Hispanic Congressional Caucus? Until these racial units are eliminated, there can be no racial harmony in our nation.
I fully agree it’s unconstitutional. For the Southern states to have to jump through these hoops for any change to their voter laws is ridiculous. The problem was 45 and more years ago, it is not a problem now.