‘Beyond court reform, Americans have to reacquaint themselves with constitutional thinking — with the idea that we, the people, make constitutional meaning. To the extent that the Supreme Court claims broad authority to say what our constitution means, it is in large part because we have given this authority to the justices through our indifference.’
https://youtube.com/watch?v=wCgDj8UHfXc

#JamelleBouie #VotingRightsAct #americanRacism #antiBlackness #politicalApathy #USConstitution #USSupremeCourt #SCOTUS

John Roberts Believes in an America That Doesn't Exist

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The people who believe protections for minorities like the #VotingRightsAct are not needed anymore also believe it was never needed. #Racism

Speaker #CosplayColbert tells black #Democrats furious over Red States rushing to #gerrymander their districts in the wake of the #SCotUS decision to functionally obliterate the 1965 #VotingRightsAct:

"You don't just blow up the system when you lose."

Seriously? How ANY #Republican can say that with a straight face shows a mindboggling lack of self-awareness! 🤬

#Jan6 #January6 #Insurrection #GOPHypocrisy

John Roberts Has A Dream - And He's Livin' It

... and he's not being ironic. A cartoon for May 17, 2026.

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The image is a side-by-side comparison of two historical moments involving civil rights figures being escorted or arrested by law enforcement, contrasting 1964/2026. 1964: Shows Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. walking forward. 2026: Shows Tennessee State Representatives Justin J. Pearson #votingrightsact

“It’s all just a little bit of history repeating.”
- Shirley Bassey

( "Tear Gas: the most effective agent used by employers to persuade their employees that the interests of capital and labor are identical." - T-Bone Slim )

https://www.propublica.org/article/charles-mauldin-selma-tear-gas

#civilrights #ICEout #Photography #Selma #TearGas #VotingRightsAct

At 17, He Was Tear-Gassed at Selma. At 78, He’s Watching Kids Tear-Gassed During Trump’s Deportation Campaign.

At least 79 children have been harmed by tear gas or pepper spray during Trump’s deportation campaign. Charles Mauldin, a civil rights activist tear-gassed as a teenager at Selma, warns them to get mental health support.

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The Coming War on Local Black Political Power

The VRA’s demise could result in a hollowing-out of Black political representation and influence, not only in Washington and in state capitals.

The Atlantic