The same people who always claim to be the smartest people in the room sure seem like unhinged prophets of doom. Here’s Ari Berman in the NY Times
Does Brett Kavanaugh Spell the End of Voting Rights?
If he is confirmed to the Supreme Court, we will see the most extreme court on civil rights since the er of Jim Crow (you know, that thing invented by Democrats)
In late 2011, the Obama administration blocked a South Carolina law that required voters to show a photo ID before casting their ballots, finding that it could disenfranchise tens of thousands of minority voters, who were more likely than whites to lack such IDs.
But when South Carolina asked a federal court in Washington to approve the law, Brett Kavanaugh wrote the opinion upholding it. He ruled that the measure was not discriminatory, even though the Obama administration claimed that it violated the Voting Rights Act.
Judge Kavanaugh, whom President Trump nominated for the Supreme Court recently, pointed to a 2008 Supreme Court decision upholding Indiana’s voter ID law, which he interpreted as giving states broad leeway to restrict their voting procedures. “Many states, particularly in the wake of the voting system problems exposed during the 2000 elections, have enacted stronger voter ID laws, among various other recent changes to voting laws,†he noted in approval.
So, wait, I thought that Democrats were all about upholding previous court decisions? Or does that only apply to Roe v Wade? Remember, these same Democrats want people to show photo ID and have a background check (I have no problem with this) for all gun purchases. They also want you to get a license. Yet, they are against photo ID to simply cast a vote. Something which most people have, and will be provided for lost cost or even free in the states that require one to vote. I’ve covered this way in the past many times. You need an ID to get into a DNC convention: why not to vote? Many, many states require ID to vote, including Democrat led ones.
In addition to voter ID laws, these “recent changes to voting laws†include polling place closings, new hurdles to voter registration, and cutbacks in early voting days. Since 2011, some 22 states, mostly controlled by Republicans, have passed laws to restrict access to the ballot, which disproportionately target Democratic constituencies such as people of color.
What he’s complaining about is early voting, when, in fact, the Constitution lays out a specific day for voting. But, what does that have to do with Kavanaugh? Nothing. In fact, the next eight paragraphs are just whines at Chief Justice Roberts and such.
Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination signals a disturbing shift in the historic role of the court. In the 1950s and 1960s, the civil rights movement looked to the Supreme Court for help in dismantling the architecture of white supremacy. And the court responded by desegregating public schools, upholding the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act and legalizing interracial marriage, to name a few landmark decisions. Representative John Lewis of Georgia described the court in those days as a “sympathetic referee.â€
That era of strong civil rights enforcement is over. With Judge Kavanaugh on the bench, this will be the most extreme court on civil rights issues since the days of Jim Crow.
This is what’s called “making shit up” because you’re unhinged.
