The Voting Rights Act

[attackfish]

I have many many thoughts about the US Supreme Court's decision to strike down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, most of which involve profanity.  I find myself so angry that I am unable to coherently argue why this is a horrible, horrible thing.  I will however say this.  One of the arguements that Cheif Justice Roberts used to claim this provision was no longer fair was that Black voter turnout was higher than White voter turnout now in many of the areas affected by Section 4.  This is equivilent to someone getting new glasses, looking around at how well they can see everything, and deciding their vision problems have been cured now and they don't need their glasses anymore.

Comments

[weirdlet.livejournal.com]

Much the same. I find myself continually spluttering at the sheer ridiculousness of the things that are happening despite protest, things that go against any kind of sense or logic. And how fast it's turning into classic cyberpunk dystopia.

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

I feel like I'm living in a Kurt Vonnegut novel.