In case you missed it, the Supreme Court has been hearing arguments against a key provision of the Voting Rights Act – the central safeguard against racially discriminatory redistricting.
February 16, 2026 at 4:34 AM
In case you missed it, the Supreme Court has been hearing arguments against a key provision of the Voting Rights Act – the central safeguard against racially discriminatory redistricting.
Voting Rights Act: History and Impact
February 16, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Voting Rights Act: History and Impact
Posse Comitstus, Voting Rights Act, and 18 USC §111 (1948) for bonus points too.
But they are blatantly ignoring the Constitution and Courts already so ymmv.
But they are blatantly ignoring the Constitution and Courts already so ymmv.
February 16, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Posse Comitstus, Voting Rights Act, and 18 USC §111 (1948) for bonus points too.
But they are blatantly ignoring the Constitution and Courts already so ymmv.
But they are blatantly ignoring the Constitution and Courts already so ymmv.
Your Republican opponent seems to think the SAVE Act is good for Mainers, so she supports it. If you could give her one piece of advice regarding voting rights, what might that be?
February 16, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Your Republican opponent seems to think the SAVE Act is good for Mainers, so she supports it. If you could give her one piece of advice regarding voting rights, what might that be?
Yes even this scotus. The save act ignores states rights and it asks folks to purchase a passport to be able to vote which would create a voting tax and that will be its downfall.
February 16, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Yes even this scotus. The save act ignores states rights and it asks folks to purchase a passport to be able to vote which would create a voting tax and that will be its downfall.
Basically the John Lewis voting rights act!
Democrats should propose amendments to the SAVE act that require the government to furnish free IDs to all eligible voters before requiring them, automatically register all people to vote, expand mail-in voting, and create a national voting holiday. Then watch republicans block them.
February 16, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Basically the John Lewis voting rights act!
When the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act last year, historians told us it was Congress' worst attack on voting rights ever. Well, this week the House approved an even worse one.
This week at Democracy Docket: The worst voter suppression bill ever passed, and an FBI raid built on conspiracy theories
www.democracydocket.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:42 AM
When the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act last year, historians told us it was Congress' worst attack on voting rights ever. Well, this week the House approved an even worse one.
Restoration of America's Rights first
Dismantle DHS entirely is second.
Secure Voting Rights Act
Eliminate Citizens United
Expand The Supreme Court
Limit Presidential Executive Orders.
Oops...
RECIND EVERY TRUMP EO
Fund Ukraine
Defund Israel
Contact me for more insights
Dismantle DHS entirely is second.
Secure Voting Rights Act
Eliminate Citizens United
Expand The Supreme Court
Limit Presidential Executive Orders.
Oops...
RECIND EVERY TRUMP EO
Fund Ukraine
Defund Israel
Contact me for more insights
February 16, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Restoration of America's Rights first
Dismantle DHS entirely is second.
Secure Voting Rights Act
Eliminate Citizens United
Expand The Supreme Court
Limit Presidential Executive Orders.
Oops...
RECIND EVERY TRUMP EO
Fund Ukraine
Defund Israel
Contact me for more insights
Dismantle DHS entirely is second.
Secure Voting Rights Act
Eliminate Citizens United
Expand The Supreme Court
Limit Presidential Executive Orders.
Oops...
RECIND EVERY TRUMP EO
Fund Ukraine
Defund Israel
Contact me for more insights
Since Joe Biden spoke those words about the Republican Party, the party has largely become opposed to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Several prominent Trump donors have expressed disdain for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which outlawed segregation.
February 16, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Since Joe Biden spoke those words about the Republican Party, the party has largely become opposed to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Several prominent Trump donors have expressed disdain for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which outlawed segregation.
He should've never put Hank Paulson and all the other Wall St bros in charge of the economy, never mind that he neglected passing a voting rights act when he KNEW that the rw were about to kill the VRA by taking Shelby v Holder to their Federalist Society ghouls in the Scotus.
February 16, 2026 at 1:11 AM
He should've never put Hank Paulson and all the other Wall St bros in charge of the economy, never mind that he neglected passing a voting rights act when he KNEW that the rw were about to kill the VRA by taking Shelby v Holder to their Federalist Society ghouls in the Scotus.
... considering the fact that in 2018 the country could have elected enough Senate Democrats that Manchin & Sinema could not have succeded in blocking the John Lewis Voting Rights Act which would have eliminated a lot of the crap we're dealing with now - but not enough people cared
February 16, 2026 at 1:05 AM
... considering the fact that in 2018 the country could have elected enough Senate Democrats that Manchin & Sinema could not have succeded in blocking the John Lewis Voting Rights Act which would have eliminated a lot of the crap we're dealing with now - but not enough people cared
Thanks for including me Marcia! Appreciate you ☮️
February 16, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Thanks for including me Marcia! Appreciate you ☮️
Why is this so hard for people to understand? There is a long history of using law enforcement to intimidate minority voters in this country, which is wjy it was not allowed under the Voting Rights Act.
Because legally qualified American voters don't want to be harassed and intimidated by masked gunmen as a condition of going to vote. Is that really hard to understand?
February 16, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Why is this so hard for people to understand? There is a long history of using law enforcement to intimidate minority voters in this country, which is wjy it was not allowed under the Voting Rights Act.
YUP - Trump is in FULL PANIC.
YUP - He is undermining VOTING RIGHTS
HE STOPPED LIBRARIES from processing PASSPORTS
Because he's about to sign a law (SAFE Act) that blocks millions from voting, and a Passport would be acceptable.
Voter Fraud DOES NOT HAPPEN.
YUP - He is undermining VOTING RIGHTS
HE STOPPED LIBRARIES from processing PASSPORTS
Because he's about to sign a law (SAFE Act) that blocks millions from voting, and a Passport would be acceptable.
Voter Fraud DOES NOT HAPPEN.
February 16, 2026 at 12:01 AM
YUP - Trump is in FULL PANIC.
YUP - He is undermining VOTING RIGHTS
HE STOPPED LIBRARIES from processing PASSPORTS
Because he's about to sign a law (SAFE Act) that blocks millions from voting, and a Passport would be acceptable.
Voter Fraud DOES NOT HAPPEN.
YUP - He is undermining VOTING RIGHTS
HE STOPPED LIBRARIES from processing PASSPORTS
Because he's about to sign a law (SAFE Act) that blocks millions from voting, and a Passport would be acceptable.
Voter Fraud DOES NOT HAPPEN.
Call your Senators and demand the vpte against Save America Act. This is the first step in ending women's voting rights. #ImpeachTrump #RESIST
Collins is a lying POS. She's also an extremist right-wing Republican. Collins is dripping with MAGA. Replace Susan Collins.
www.themainewire.com/2026/02/excl...
www.themainewire.com/2026/02/excl...
EXCLUSIVE: Susan Collins Backs SAVE AMERICA ACT -- But Won't Break Filibuster
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is throwing her weight behind the House-passed SAVE America Act, saying the revised bill strikes the right balance between election security and voter access — while ...
www.themainewire.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Call your Senators and demand the vpte against Save America Act. This is the first step in ending women's voting rights. #ImpeachTrump #RESIST
And, under Biden, the Democrats tried like hell to "federalize" our elections: the Freedom to Vote Act, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and the For the People Act.
But now "federalizing elections" is a bad thing, because Democrats say so.🙄
But now "federalizing elections" is a bad thing, because Democrats say so.🙄
February 15, 2026 at 11:08 PM
And, under Biden, the Democrats tried like hell to "federalize" our elections: the Freedom to Vote Act, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and the For the People Act.
But now "federalizing elections" is a bad thing, because Democrats say so.🙄
But now "federalizing elections" is a bad thing, because Democrats say so.🙄
The story of wealth inequality in the US is absolutely a cultural one & based on race. Ask generations of Black people.
Slavery
New Deal housing had redlining
GI Bill benefits unavailable to Black veterans
Segregation & Jim Crow laws
1964 Voting Rights Act took 4 YEARS to include Black women.
Slavery
New Deal housing had redlining
GI Bill benefits unavailable to Black veterans
Segregation & Jim Crow laws
1964 Voting Rights Act took 4 YEARS to include Black women.
February 15, 2026 at 10:46 PM
The story of wealth inequality in the US is absolutely a cultural one & based on race. Ask generations of Black people.
Slavery
New Deal housing had redlining
GI Bill benefits unavailable to Black veterans
Segregation & Jim Crow laws
1964 Voting Rights Act took 4 YEARS to include Black women.
Slavery
New Deal housing had redlining
GI Bill benefits unavailable to Black veterans
Segregation & Jim Crow laws
1964 Voting Rights Act took 4 YEARS to include Black women.
Not that the SAVE Act is any good (the federal government has no say in voter ID, for example), but this idea that it's the "worst attack on voting rights ever" is simply ahistorical disinfo.
Never mind DD spent ages pushing HR1, a similar disaster coming from the other side.
Never mind DD spent ages pushing HR1, a similar disaster coming from the other side.
When the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act last year, historians told us it was Congress’ worst attack on voting rights ever. Well, this week the House approved an even worse one. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
This week at Democracy Docket: The worst voter suppression bill ever passed, and an FBI raid built on conspiracy theories
When the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act last year, historians told us it was Congress' worst attack on voting rights ever. Well, this week the House approved an even worse one.
www.democracydocket.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Not that the SAVE Act is any good (the federal government has no say in voter ID, for example), but this idea that it's the "worst attack on voting rights ever" is simply ahistorical disinfo.
Never mind DD spent ages pushing HR1, a similar disaster coming from the other side.
Never mind DD spent ages pushing HR1, a similar disaster coming from the other side.
February 15, 2026 at 10:38 PM
The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 14 / S. 4) is proposed law designed to restore and strengthen the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA), which was shambled by the SCOTUS' Shelby v. Holder decision.
It aims to combat voter suppression by creating a new preclearance formula.
It aims to combat voter suppression by creating a new preclearance formula.
February 15, 2026 at 10:11 PM
The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 14 / S. 4) is proposed law designed to restore and strengthen the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA), which was shambled by the SCOTUS' Shelby v. Holder decision.
It aims to combat voter suppression by creating a new preclearance formula.
It aims to combat voter suppression by creating a new preclearance formula.
Interesting, though I have more than quibbles.
"...the fact that the United States had no reasonable claim to be a functioning liberal democracy in the modern sense before the Voting Rights Act of 1965..."
The term modern sense is doing A LOT of heavy lifting to hold that sentence up.
"...the fact that the United States had no reasonable claim to be a functioning liberal democracy in the modern sense before the Voting Rights Act of 1965..."
The term modern sense is doing A LOT of heavy lifting to hold that sentence up.
February 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Interesting, though I have more than quibbles.
"...the fact that the United States had no reasonable claim to be a functioning liberal democracy in the modern sense before the Voting Rights Act of 1965..."
The term modern sense is doing A LOT of heavy lifting to hold that sentence up.
"...the fact that the United States had no reasonable claim to be a functioning liberal democracy in the modern sense before the Voting Rights Act of 1965..."
The term modern sense is doing A LOT of heavy lifting to hold that sentence up.
Let's start taking apart federal politician's houses until they pass the John R. Lewis Civil & Voting Rights Advancement Act.
February 15, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Let's start taking apart federal politician's houses until they pass the John R. Lewis Civil & Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Sen. Fetterman,
@fetterman.senate.gov
The SAVE Act is coming up for consideration in the Senate.
The SAVE Act WILL disenfranchise these good people:
Married Women
POC
Elderly
Disabled
Infirm
Hard working People of fewer means and time
Please…do NOT Vote to take away their Voting Rights.
@fetterman.senate.gov
The SAVE Act is coming up for consideration in the Senate.
The SAVE Act WILL disenfranchise these good people:
Married Women
POC
Elderly
Disabled
Infirm
Hard working People of fewer means and time
Please…do NOT Vote to take away their Voting Rights.
February 15, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Sen. Fetterman,
@fetterman.senate.gov
The SAVE Act is coming up for consideration in the Senate.
The SAVE Act WILL disenfranchise these good people:
Married Women
POC
Elderly
Disabled
Infirm
Hard working People of fewer means and time
Please…do NOT Vote to take away their Voting Rights.
@fetterman.senate.gov
The SAVE Act is coming up for consideration in the Senate.
The SAVE Act WILL disenfranchise these good people:
Married Women
POC
Elderly
Disabled
Infirm
Hard working People of fewer means and time
Please…do NOT Vote to take away their Voting Rights.
And even if they gut the voting rights act they can really only pick up a few seats in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina. The Republican Party is not that popular. Without Trump their bench is horrible.
February 15, 2026 at 9:52 PM
And even if they gut the voting rights act they can really only pick up a few seats in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina. The Republican Party is not that popular. Without Trump their bench is horrible.
The most impactful voting rights case in 2026 is undoubtedly Louisiana v. Callais, which will determine the future of the Voting Rights Act.
Legal scholar Quinn Yeargain unpacks what’s at stake here—and in other major cases poised to shape democracy.
Legal scholar Quinn Yeargain unpacks what’s at stake here—and in other major cases poised to shape democracy.
Seven Legal Questions That Will Shape Democracy in 2026
Courts are set to decide a host of cases that will determine the fate of the VRA, confront the latest restrictions on direct democracy, and affect ballot access and redistricting.
boltsmag.org
February 15, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The most impactful voting rights case in 2026 is undoubtedly Louisiana v. Callais, which will determine the future of the Voting Rights Act.
Legal scholar Quinn Yeargain unpacks what’s at stake here—and in other major cases poised to shape democracy.
Legal scholar Quinn Yeargain unpacks what’s at stake here—and in other major cases poised to shape democracy.