H.R. 1 Biggest Power Grab Since Voting Rights Act of 1965 Say Republicans

Washington, D.C. Republicans are righteously decrying the tyranny of the Democrats’ new voting reform bill H.R. 1, vociferously pointing out that the bill, which passed the House on March 3rd, would arrogate to the federal government powers traditionally delegated to the states. “This bill evokes dark memories of the Voting Rights Act of 1965,” Senate …

Republicans Celebrate Black History Month by Trying to Disenfranchise Black People

Republicans around the country are celebrating Black History Month by proposing a raft of new laws that would restrict voting rights in their states with a particular emphasis on curtailing the votes of African Americans. In Georgia for instance, House Bill 531 would eliminate early voting on Sundays, which have been used in the “Souls …