Protesters back in 1965


Let's Stop and Think:

A group of Republicans have protested against the Voting Rights Act. Now I don't know if the Voting Rights Act should be repealed or should be renewed. But it was created in 1965 and some things might have changed. Perhaps the states can be given back the decision making powers the Constitution entrusted to them without the Federal Government's oversight.


Pausing and looking to see if the law needs to be updated is a good thing. In the past Congress has just had the knee jerk reaction of renewing it.

Civil Rights is a hot button issue and I can see why some Congressmen don't want to touch it. But thinking critically is the first step to addressing our nation problems... and that critical thinking doesn't stop when the Voting Rights Act is up for renewal.



Is your state included in the Voting Rights Act?



MONEY QUOTE:
Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) said in an interview concerning the Voting Rights Act of 1965: "If you move a polling place from the Baptist church to the Methodist church, you've got to go through the Justice Department."