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The Supreme Court's blockbuster ruling this month that placed new limits on a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act could hamper efforts by Democrats and voting rights advocates in the courts to derail new voting rules enacted by Republican-led states and force them to mount their battles in other arenas.
In its decision, the Supreme Court upheld two voting rules from the battleground state of Arizona. One rule bans third-party collection of mail-in ballots, or so-called "ballot harvesting," and a second discards ballots cast in the wrong precinct. In the 37-page opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito, the six-justice majority laid out several factors for lower courts to consider in future challenges to voting rules under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits voting practices that discriminate on the basis of race.
#DemocratsTakingAStand
If that’s what it takes to prevent the GOP from rushing voter protection bills out, and rushing voter suppression bills in, then they should go for it. I think we can all appreciate the risk the Democrats are taking for us, both to their careers and their long-term relationship with the Republican.