Reflecting on 58 years since the signing of the Voting Rights Act

Fmr. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, Charles Coleman, Jr., and Douglas Brinkley join Jonathan Capehart on the 58th anniversary of President Johnson's signing of the Voting Rights Act to discuss how Trump's third indictment highlights the need for more voter rights protections.


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Reflecting on 58 years since the signing of the Voting Rights Act

#Election #Politics #VotingRightsAct

[DavidJ]

The right to vote is sacrosanct. Protect it at all cost. Vote 💙

[_sillyeyes_]

Next year's eIection will decide whether or not Trumpty goes to prizon.
THAT, more than anything else, will motivate the people of America to get out and vote Blue!!

[JusticeFALL-USA]

CONGRESS NEED TO UPDATE A SYSTEM THAT IS FAIR TO ALL 🇺🇲USA CITIZENS

It's About Section 5 Of The Voting Rights Act. On Jun 21, 2023 — On June 25, 2013, the United States Supreme Court held that it is unconstitutional to use the coverage formula in Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act.

What is eliminated by the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Every state in the union now has a new congressional map in place for the 2022 election. Several of those maps are being challenged in court as illegal gerrymanders, but none seems like a serious possibility to be overturned before the midterms.

Although Republicans went into the cycle with control over drawing more districts, the number of Democratic-leaning seats actually increased as a result of redistricting. The new maps have six more Democratic-leaning seats than the old ones and the same number of Republican-leaning seats. This is due to aggressive map-drawing by Democrats in states such as Illinois as well as court decisions overturning Republican gerrymanders in states like North Carolina.

After accounting for incumbency, however,  Republicans are actually the ones who have gained ground from redistricting: The GOP is positioned for a net gain of three to four seats in 2022 just thanks to the new lines alone. Republicans have benefited from their own brazen cartography in states like Florida and courts striking down Democratic York. Republicans have also shored up their existing position by converting light-red districts into safer seats in states like Texas.

Partisanship aside, there are two other important takeaways from the 2021-22 redistricting cycle. First, the number of swing seats will continue to decline; the new maps have six fewer highly competitive districts than the old ones. And second, people of color will remain underrepresented in Congress.

[willjoful]

If you saying all that about Donald J Trump. Why he is not in federal prison?

[peggyminer]

I attended 1st thru 3rd grade in Alabama. 1964-67, I was amazed that we had made so little progress in Civil Rights ...100 years after the Civil War. When, in 1998, my adult son wanted to marry ...it was amazing that inter-racial marriage was still illegal in Alabama. That 60 years after voting rights were reaffirmed, an ex-president would threaten voting rights of all people is obscene.

These acts all center around the state of Alabama, but affect the entire country. As a united nation; we, the people, need to pull the entire country up out of this depraved condition.

[MichaelObama-dqpj]

58 years since the Republicans passed the Civil Rights Act! 🇺🇸💪🏻

[timkasten]

Where’s Mark Meadows?
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Televise the trial!

[suntzu]

TRUMP2 2024 The "$2.00 a Gallon of Gas"

[davidbirkman]

DJT’s speech shines brute a small man with a giant mouth tying to enlist other to do his bidding. Don the CON- MAN begging for you money🤔

[freedomofreligion]

MSNBC: please post on-screen, the NAMES + titles/affiliations of every contributor!

[jimmyyoung]

MSNBC has to put in a dose of racism everyday.

[dodgytrump]

It’s time to get the head of the snake.

[HaughtyRichTransGoddess]

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[Lomojo]

I work the polls and all these younger folks protesting and yelling..yet I can count on one hand the number of people in their 20s who come out to vote in my district. Yelling is more fun i guess.

[frankbandera]

Let's not forget about the democrats that filibustered it especially Dear Mr. Leader who would eventually become the Senate Majority Leader.
"May God bless Robert C. Byrd. May he be welcomed kindly by the righteous Judge. And may his spirit soar forever like a Catskill eagle, high above the Heavens."
~Joe Biden

[mexx]

Absolutely 💯💙🇺🇸
VOTE Power to the People. The Constitution establishes a federal democratic republic form of government. That is, we have an indivisible union of 50 sovereign States. It is a democracy because people govern themselves. It is representative because people choose elected officials by free and secret ballot.

[Creation]

Let’s talk about the crime in our communities. When black progressives start focusing on the OTHER elephant in the room we will do much better.

Let’s walk and chew gum at the same time before it’s too late.

[brandon]

democrats love to treat people differently based on what skin color they have.💙

[DavidJ]

The real threat of Kamala being president and Biden stepping down is awesome for president Trump, sheer genius democrats, great diversity choice dems

[DavidJ]

Symone can't wipe herself.., , black history month is over