ext_39051 ([identity profile] telemann.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] politicartoons2013-02-28 10:15 am
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Several news reports described a collective gasp in the court when Justice Scalia made his statement. Rachel Maddow's coverage (she was in the court for the oral arguments) and shows a clip from President Johnson's speech proposing the Voting Rights Act. In that speech, Johnson cited specific examples of voter repression, some of which should sound familiar since they're STILL occurring.
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[identity profile] telemann.livejournal.com 2013-02-28 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
That's why listening to President Johnson's address is so interesting. Some of the things he mentioned in the 1960s are STILL happening.

[identity profile] yes-justice.livejournal.com 2013-02-28 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
It makes sense. And we could quite easily devolve. There isn't any significant limiting difference between ourselves and those who embrace sharia law etc.
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