Sentences with phrase «voting rights act»

In addition, there are hundreds of handwritten index note cards, possibly used for reference as Dr. King developed his many oratorical speeches and academic assignments, and many more typed and handwritten manuscripts and items, including: a telegram from President Lyndon B. Johnson inviting him to the signing of the voting rights act in 1965; handwritten edits of eulogies delivered on behalf of martyred adults and children of the Civil Rights Movement; drafts of numerous sermons, famous speeches; «to - do» lists for civil rights leaders the Rev. Joseph Lowery, Walter Fauntroy and Andrew Young; credit card receipts; travel coupons; examination blue books from college and even the cosmetics containers of found within a suitcase and briefcase used when he traveled.

Now even if you are dumb enough to believe that all is OK with the world and there are no reasons to have the voting rights act on the books.

She says «what happened more recently was that the redistricting plan which he was supportive of was actually thrown out by a federal judge because it didn't take into account the needs of minority constituents, and it violates the voting rights act.

LATFOR co-chair Senator Michael Nozzolio says the new lines comply with the federal and state constitutions, as well as the voting rights act, and he says the charges by caucus members are wrong.

This legislation as well as the voting rights act in 1965 caused the African Americans to change and vote more for the Democrats.

Tags: Constitutional Amendment, Democrats, Huffington Post, Judiciary Committee, Steve Israel, voting rights act

Rep Winkler was most likely acting on his party's orders to attack and criticize the supreme court justices, who made good on their previous threat to strike down the voting rights act, when he got carried away and went a bit too far.

The voting rights act doesn't say that Gerrymandering is illegal but specifies that very specific gerrymandering in favor of minorities has to be done.

It was less than 50 years ago when we finally passed the federal voting rights act in this country and less than 150 years since slavery was abolished.

Americans are slow to adapt and are defly afraid of change, see how the african american community is stiill only allowed to vote under the voting rights act of 1965 (that's right, it still not a law) Why are they not up in arms,,,,, «yet we have a black president... maybe you can take a page from their book (passive aggression).

The voting rights act was specific to states in the south with the tendency to descriminate against minority voters.

The voting rights act has been eviscerated and we'll see lots more «voter fraud» laws soon and the likes of Citizens United and dark money PACs will flood the electorate with muck - raking the like of which we have never seen.

Not exact matches

The 1965 Voting Rights Act requires states to create and preserve districts in which minority voting groups can elect their candidate of choice.

Clinton called in to Sharpton's nationally syndicated radio show on the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6 to appeal to blacks to turn out to vote during the primaries.

Under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, about 800 counties with histories of racially - discriminatory voting laws — going back to poll taxes and literacy tests — had to get the Justice Department's approval beforehand (a process called pre-clearance) before such laws could take effect.

It wasn't until the 1965 passage of the Voting Rights Act that all Americans were truly guaranteed the right to vote.

The idea of a bipartisan bill passing through Congress right now doesn't seem likely, especially considering that the Honest Ads Act — a bill proposed late last year that would require more transparency around online political ads — hasn't been put to a vote in either the House or Senate in almost six months.

Expanding Mandates In «The Selma Analogy» (May), R. R. Reno wrote, «I certainly hope that if I had been in Goldwater's position I would have voted for the Civil Rights Act.»

If you discount the Dixiecrats who immediately became Republicans 91 % of the Dems voted for the civil rights act.

Yes the Southern Democrats voted against the Civil rights act and then they immediately became Republicans.

This year, the red purse contains a # 5 coin, commemorating four generations of royalty, and a 50p coin commemorating the Representation of the People Act 1918, which reformed the electoral system in Great Britain and Ireland, giving some women the right to vote for the first time.

There are steps backwards: — Repeals of sections of the civil rights voting act of 1964 — Citizens United

The rationalization of southern baptists is truly mind boggling — the idea that each church is «autonomous» as justification for outright racism is pitiful in this day and age — if the Southern Baptist convention had come out strongly and adamantly against this kind of behavior, I'd have at least a measure of respect for them — but to shrug off a blatant act of discrimination as the «work of the devil» and ignore the deacon's cowardice in wanting to avoid «controversy» is laughable — if it weren't for people having the courage to fan the flames of controversy, women and african american would not have the right to vote today — more evidence of the ignorance of most bible thumpers, and Mississippi in particular

Al Gore's dad voted against the civil rights act, if i remember....

They remember that African - Americans gave Republican President Dwight Eisenhower nearly 40 percent of their votes but abandoned the GOP en masse after Goldwater became one of the few Republicans in Congress to vote against the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

There were acts that were supposed to guarantee voting rights to the formerly enslaved black people.

The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) jettisoned its 43 - year Georgia affiliate after Georgia Right to Life (GRTL) encouraged federal legislators to vote against the Pain - Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.

Remnick's thesis is that the outpouring of racial violence in the heart of the Deep South galvanised the civil rights movement and the nation outside the south and led to the momentous 1965 Voting Rights Act, which ensured that African - Americans in the south got therights movement and the nation outside the south and led to the momentous 1965 Voting Rights Act, which ensured that African - Americans in the south got theRights Act, which ensured that African - Americans in the south got the vote.

DiPietro, a gun rights advocate, said Flanagan's vote in favor of the SAFE Act alone should have disqualified him as a candidate for Senate Majority Leader.

As Michael noted in his answer, notably, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 explicitly regulates voting laws.

Gina Miller succeeded in forcing a parliamentary vote because leaving the EU removes rights, which can not be an act of royal prerogative.

We were there 100 years ago when the Representation of the People Act was passed, extending the right to vote to many women and abolishing the requirement that men must hold property to vote.

f) A Declaration that each of the Applicant's «right to vote and entitle [ment] to be registered as a voter for the purposes of public elections and referenda» in light of the Act 699 and said various laws and legal instruments is not subject to any condition precedent aside the article 42 age and sanity of mind criteria;

She has consistently voted to restrict our constitutional right to bear arms and was a co-sponsor of the Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2007, which I would repeal.

WHAT: Rally for Reproductive Rights, urge him to get the Reproductive Health Act to the Senate floor for a vote.

Because of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, which requires that states with a history of discrimination receive preclearance before making changes to voting laws.

the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may decide to suspend certain of the rights deriving from the application of the Treaties to the Member State in question, including the voting rights of the representative of the government of that Member State in the Council.

He added, «The legislature is now running for re-election and what we're saying is we want a legislature that will pass the Women's Equality Act and we have a right to know who's going to pass it, who's not going to pass it before we vote.»

«The Supreme Court's blow to the Voting Rights Act leaves us no choice — we must push congress to take bold legislative action to protect every American's right to vote in free and fair elections.

I also support passage of the Modernized Voter Registration Act by Assembly Member Walker, which will promote voting access and protect the right to vote for all New Yorkers.»

The Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi acts as President of the Senate and is given the right to cast a vote in the 52 member State Senate in case of a tie.

My legislation — The Modernized Voter Registration Act (A. 8626)-- is an omnibus bill that comprehensively protects the right to vote in New York.

In June, as a Cuomo - backed abortion - rights measure failed to come to a floor vote (and granted, it is doubtful that it had the votes to pass) and legislators adjourned without acting on any of the governor's public corruption bills, he refused, even when prompted, to single out the IDC.

«That's why I was proud to introduce the New York Votes Act, which will ensure that New Yorkers» voting rights are protected and expanded through common - sense reforms like early voting, automatic and same - day registration, consolidated primaries, and more.»

The two chief sponsors of the Right to Know Act are renewing a call to hold a vote on the set of bills tabled by City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito last month after she reached an agreement with outgoing police commissioner Bill Bratton to adopt the rules administratively at the department.

«Maryland lawmakers came to the right conclusion and voted to send the death penalty where it belongs - into the dustbin of history,» said Brian Evans, acting director of the organisation's death penalty abolition campaign.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville), who was the top vote getter in the Assembly on the Stop Common Core ballot line in 2014, today announced new legislation he is introducing, the «Common Core Parental Refusal Act» to require that school districts notify parents of their rights to refuse to have their children in grades 3 - 8 participate in the Common Core standardized tests.

While some gun rights advocates hailed the MOU as a step in the right direction toward their ultimate goal of full repeal, something to which the governor would never agree, others derided it as meaningless lip service, and an effort by Cuomo to help Flanagan placate those on the right who are still seething over his «yes» vote on the SAFE Act in January 2013.

In the statement from Executive Director Geoff Berman, Republicans are blamed for a lack of success on issues like early voting, bolstering abortion rights, the Dream Act and the Child Victims Act.

Most libertarians I've talked to view the portions of the Civil Rights Act that coerce the actions of individuals or their use of private property to be a ill - guided and would rather people «vote with their wallets» (e.g. by boycotting racist businesses.)