Obama 'disappointed' in Voting Rights Act ruling

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he's deeply disappointed with a Supreme Court decision halting the use of a key provision in the Voting Rights Act.

Obama says in a statement Tuesday that voting discrimination in the U.S. still exists. He says the high court's ruling is a setback but that efforts to end voting discrimination will continue.

Obama says the decision overturns well-established practices that for decades have helped making voting fair in places where historically there has been discrimination. He's calling on Congress to pass laws to ensure every American has equal voting access.

The justices said in a 5-4 ruling Tuesday that the provision can't be enforced until Congress comes up with a new way of determining which states and localities require close federal monitoring of elections.

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-politics/20130625/US--Obama-Voting.Rights/

[Darnell 8,479]

Good ! More work for Obama to fail at.

Excellent !

Just keep piling it on his plate, mostly it's all hit the floor, so far.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he's deeply disappointed with a Supreme Court decision halting the use of a key provision in the Voting Rights Act.

Obama says in a statement Tuesday that voting discrimination in the U.S. still exists. He says the high court's ruling is a setback but that efforts to end voting discrimination will continue.

Obama says the decision overturns well-established practices that for decades have helped making voting fair in places where historically there has been discrimination. He's calling on Congress to pass laws to ensure every American has equal voting access.

The justices said in a 5-4 ruling Tuesday that the provision can't be enforced until Congress comes up with a new way of determining which states and localities require close federal monitoring of elections.

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-politics/20130625/US--Obama-Voting.Rights/

One man one vote... repeat it loud and often. Scare a dem to death

[OnMyWayID 1,489]

Well.. If it is unconstitutional today it was unconstitutional then but hard to argue that it was not needed at the time.