D'uh, right? Republican lawmakers are stalling on the renewal of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, stating that it unfairly singles out nine Southern States. (First, let me just say I've barely had my morning coffee so I'm not up to full brain power yet. This was the first headline I saw today and I still knew it was bullshit.)
I have lived in four of those nine states, and am intimately familiar with all but Arizona. (By intimately familiar, yes..I fucked them.) Knowing these states as I do (Hey, South Carolina...why don't you ever call me anymore?) I feel I am single-handedly the most qualified to tell you why those states need the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Ready? THEY HATE BLACK PEOPLE, THEY HATE MEXICANS, THEY HATE ASIANS, and everyone else that tries to get out of their 'place'.
The amendment's backers say the requirement unfairly singles out and holds accountable nine states that practiced racist voting policies decades ago, based on 1964 voter turnout data: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.
As an elitist myself, I can tell you the South is all about a social and economic class system that is extremely important. (Not so much in Texas, but you aren't really the South).
They GOP can spit out whatever rhetoric they want to, but as long as we all agree that it's a lie then we'll be fine.
"Hoy marchamos, manana votamos."
Not if the Rs have anything to do with it.
Alaska, the other southern state.
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