“There is no issue of States' rights or National rights. There is only the struggle for human rights.” HumansStatesStruggleIssuesRightsHuman RightsStates RightsVoting Rights Act Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“The Civil Rights Act of 1964 laid the foundation for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but it also addressed nearly every other aspect of daily life in a would-be free democratic society.” Would BeRightsAspectFoundationDemocraticCivil RightsVotingDaily LifeRight To VoteDemocratic SocietyCivil Rights ActVoting Rights ActCivil Rights Act Of 1964 Author:Aberjhani
“Racial discrimination in elections in Texas is no mere historical artifact. To the contrary, Texas has been found in violation of the Voting Rights Act in every redistricting cycle from and after 1970.” Has BeensRealityFoundPoliticsJusticeHistoryDemocracyRightsGenerationsPolicyEqualEthicsConstitutionElectionHistoricalMereHuman RightsContraryDiscriminationIdeologyVotingCyclesTexasEqual RightsViolationDisobedienceCivil DisobedienceRight To VotePartisanshipRacial DiscriminationArtifactsVoting Rights ActRedistricting Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“There is no Constitutional issue here. The command of the Constitution is plain. There is no moral issue. It is wrong - deadly wrong - to deny any of your fellow Americans the right to vote in this country. There is no issue of States' rights or National rights. There is only the struggle for human rights.” HumansCountryStatesMoralStruggleIssuesRightsVoteConstitutionFellowsHuman RightsDenyCommandRight To VoteMoral IssuesStates RightsVoting Rights Act Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“Her [Jurdge Sandra Day O'Connor] judgment has also been critical in protecting our environmental rights. She joined in 5-4 majorities affirming reproductive freedom and religious freedom and the Voting Rights Act.” ReligiousRightsJudgmentMajorityEnvironmentalCriticalVotingOur EnvironmentReligious FreedomRight To VoteAffirmingVoting Rights ActSandra Day O Connor Author:Patrick Leahy