Democrats Need H.R. 1 and the New VRA to Protect Voting Rights

March 3, 2021 ☼ voting-rightsvoter-suppressiongop

Source: The Atlantic - Link

The most explosive battle in decades over access to the voting booth will reach a new crescendo this week, as Republican-controlled states advance an array of measures to restrict the ballot, and the U.S. House of Representatives votes on the federal legislation that represents Democrats’ best chance to stop them.

Voter suppression has been a GOP policy since the 80’s. They know (and have said this out loud) that a wide franchise hurts them and their policies.