Black Lawmakers Urge DOJ To Take 'Aggressive' Action Against Voter Restrictions

News and events of the day
Post Reply
marindem01
Posts: 1763
Joined: Sun Oct 24, 2021 12:10 pm
Location: S.F. Bay Area

Black Lawmakers Urge DOJ To Take 'Aggressive' Action Against Voter Restrictions

Post by marindem01 »

More than 40 members of the Congressional Black Caucus wrote to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday, urging the Justice Department to be “relentless” in challenging state laws that restrict voting rights.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/congress ... 230cc132da

The letter — led by Democratic Reps. Jim Clyburn (S.C.), Ayanna Pressley (Mass.) and Mondaire Jones (N.Y.) — was meant to communicate to the DOJ that the agency needs to “be more aggressive in its work to protect voting rights,” according to a news release from Pressley’s office.

The future of our democracy is at stake,” the letter says, highlighting how laws established over the past year to restrict access to the vote in more than a dozen states disproportionately disenfranchise Black voters.
Love of Country is not Blind Patriotism. It is not devotion to one person or one party. It is knowing fighting for your country is single most important thing you can do. Do not accept the notion violence is the answer.
Post Reply