In their main editorial last Sunday the New York Times called for the The Supreme Court to “Uphold the Voting Rights Act”, the same Voting Rights Act that Congressman Garrett voted against reauthorizing in 2006. While Garrett thinks it unncecessary to protect the votings rights of minorities, the Times begs to differ:
“Discrimination against minority voters may not be as blatant as it was then, but it still exists. District lines are drawn to prevent minorities from winning; polling places are located in places hard for minority voters to get to: voter ID requirements are imposed with the purpose of suppressing minority vote.”
The editorial also mentions the massive majority that voted to reauthorize the Act in 2006: 98 to 0 in the Senate and 390 to 33 in the House. Let’s do the math: There are 521 Congressmen. Out of those 521, 33 opposed the Voting Rights Act. Scott Garrett was one of those 33.
I previously blogged about Garrett’s outrageous opposition to the Voting Rights Act. While many of Garrett’s votes have no effect on blocking or passing legislation, it is still crucial to shine a light on his preposterous belief system. Let’s hope by November 2010 it will be unneccesary to continue that.
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