Rep. Sensenbrenner pushes bill to update Voting Rights Act (RINO)

The Washington Times ^ | January 16, 2014 | Stephen Dinan

[jazusamo]

Key lawmakers announced a rewrite of the Voting Rights Act on Thursday, creating a test to judge which states are still so discriminatory that they need federal scrutiny of their voting decisions — moving to revive the iconic law just months after the Supreme Court declared part of it unconstitutional.

In their June decision, the justices said Congress couldn’t use discrimination from four decades ago to single out states for special federal scrutiny, so the proposal would update the test to look at recent federal court rulings that found a state or municipality violated voting laws.

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Hans A. von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation, called the bill “an absolute disaster” and said it would write race-based criteria into one part of what had been a race-neutral law.

“For the first time, Sensenbrenner’s bill actually says that the protections of this amendment will only apply to racial minority groups, and they defined them in the law, and it specifically excludes white voters,” Mr. von Spakovsky said. “They’re basically giving a ‘get out of jail free’ card to black elected officials in the South, where they can discriminate all they want against white voters.”

The bill includes a new definition of “persistent, extremely low minority turnout.”

[Norm Lenhart]

Oh? Is there a problem? For two days now I have been arguing with “conservatives” about how the GOP and it’s lesser evil BS have to be flushed.

Well, I have been told that I support Obama when I oppose crap like this because the dem is worse. But maybe I’m just tired. Can someone refresh my memory about how voting for idiots like this is good for America again?

Cuz I just ain’t seeing it. Nor am I seeing how the Dem doing it is in any way worse.

[Norm Lenhart]

Oh? Is there a problem? For two days now I have been arguing with “conservatives” about how the GOP and it’s lesser evil BS have to be flushed.

Well, I have been told that I support Obama when I oppose crap like this because the dem is worse. But maybe I’m just tired. Can someone refresh my memory about how voting for idiots like this is good for America again?

Cuz I just ain’t seeing it. Nor am I seeing how the Dem doing it is in any way worse.

[Nifster]

I saw a brief head line on some other news site (so I won’t vouch for it) that claims people are clamoring for Mitt to make another run.... lost my lunch am ready to join all who want to carry torches and pitch forks and any other implement as we storm the towers of the castle to kill the beast

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks jazusamo.

http://1en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Sensenbrenner#Tenure

[ZULU]

Senselessbrenner is one of those old time establishment RINOs .

[RitaOK]

What you said should be in an ad. Concise, informative and to. The. Point.

Thx.

[RitaOK]

The naive have not yet come to terms with the fact of socialist Republicans. Calling a spade, a spade, is not PC.

[jazusamo]

I’m not seeing it either and the Dems doing it are in no way worse.

[JimSEA]

“I didn’t know there were still states that didn’t allow blacks and women to vote.”

That’s not a problem. However, there are many states where the TEA Party members are allowed ti vote. That’s a big problem. Just ask Andrew Cuomo.

[Jack Hydrazine]

My tag line explains it all. This has been going on for 100 years now. We really need a second party to compete with the criminals.

[campaignPete R-CT]

“20 January 2016”

unfortunately, it is 3 more years. 20 January 2017

[ConorMacNessa]

Damn! You're absolutely right, of course! And I was stone cold sober when I posted that - after a couple of hours of attitude adjustment I would never have made such a mistake!

I still say the maggot won't relinquish power - he's not raising all those DHS Storm Troopers to protect us.

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[campaignPete R-CT]

God is powerful ... the maggot is a worm.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”What you said should be in an ad. Concise, informative and to. The. Point. Thx.”

My pleasure as its my peeve.

Back in 2006 I read an National Review editorial telling the GOP to take those specific provisions out before re-authorizing it. That is why I remember it passing.

The GOP idiots passed it screwing those conservative states, then minorities voted against the GOP in 2006 and 2008 anyway both slaughters. It bought them nothing.,

[AllAmericanGirl44]

bkmk

[Albion Wilde]

I guess it depends on how they define minority. In West Philadelphia, where the Panthers intimidated white voters, whites are clearly a minority.

But the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior; so I imagine our overlords have not thought of this angle.