I am a bit torn on this one. On the one hand, the government is completely out of control, on the other hand, voter advocacy groups are completely out of control.
The 8th Circuit Court for Appeals recently issued a ruling diminishing the Voting Rights Act by concluding that only the federal government could use Section 2 of the law to bring lawsuits alleging voter discrimination.
This means that groups like the NAACP, ACLU, ActBlue, and any other liberal groups cannot bring voter lawsuits on these grounds, which seems like a victory on the surface, but is it?
I’ll be the first person to tell you that all these groups are corrupt as hell and use generic boy-who-cried-wolf allegations of racism and discrimination to rig elections.
The idea that minorities cannot obtain photo ID to vote is a perfect example of this. Democrats love these groups and these groups are extensions of the Democrat Party—this is no secret.
However, what is the other alternative? The federal government will be the only one allowed to bring such lawsuits under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act? The federal government is unequivocally one of the most corrupt entities on earth.
Just look at what is happening to President Trump right now—all at the hands of the federal government and the deep state bureaucracy that underpins it.
Sources will tell you that this ruling is good for the GOP, but we don’t even like the GOP—we like Trump because he is at odds with the GOP and the entirety of the political establishment.
Even if one were an avid supporter of the GOP, what is used as a weapon by you today will be used as the weapon against you tomorrow.
Conservatives, neocons, and moderate Republicans learned this all too well with the passage of the Patriot Act and the advent of the national security state in the aftermath of 9/11.
The censorship-industrial complex and the surveillance state wielded so expertly by the progressive left are a direct consequence of those policies which were inventions of Bush-era conservatives.
So what is the solution here? It seems like we are stuck between a rock and a hard place, in between two intractable sources of corruption. Let me know what you think in the comments section below.
Is this a win for election integrity, or merely centralizing our elections more and more in the hands of a corrupt government?
🚨 The 8th Circuit has ruled that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act DOES NOT permit private plaintiffs to sue. That means individual citizens, advocacy groups, and @marceelias/@NAACP.
MAJOR win for Republicans that could shake up a lot of cases if affirmed at SCOTUS. pic.twitter.com/kZDPhVn7u4
— DW Fan (@daily_wire_fan) November 20, 2023
The recent ruling was not without its critics, Elie Mystal writes:
“Jesus Christ. This is THE WAY the Voting Rights Act works. It’s THE WAY we enforce the 15th freaking amendment.
I think Roberts and Barrett will join the liberals to reverse this when it gets to SCOTUS, but my God, letting Trump judges on the federal bench was a terrible plan.”
Jesus Christ. This is THE WAY the Voting Rights Act works. It’s THE WAY we enforce the 15th freaking amendment.
I think Roberts and Barrett will join the liberals to reverse this when it gets to SCOTUS, but my God, letting Trump judges on the federal bench was a terrible plan. https://t.co/aClrF9TSmR
— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) November 20, 2023
The New York Post provided more details:
Three judges on the St. Louis-based Eighth US Circuit Court of Appeals found that only the Justice Department can bring cases using Section 2 of the 1965 law, which bars voting practices or procedures that have the intent or effect of discriminating on the basis of race, color or membership in certain minority groups.
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett asked:
“SCOTUS just robbed Americans of their right to sue states & municipalities who violate the Voting Rights Act.
If this stands, only the federal government—not Individuals—can take claims to court. What happens if the federal government refuses to sue?”
SCOTUS just robbed Americans of their right to sue states & municipalities who violate the Voting Rights Act.
If this stands, only the federal government—not Individuals—can take claims to court. What happens if the federal government refuses to sue?https://t.co/3oTbOsTWPd
— Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (@RepJasmine) November 20, 2023
🧵The 8th Circuit's Voting Rights Act decision yesterday blocks Little Rock residents from using the courts to protect their voting rights. I joined @thelauracoates last night on @CNN to speak out against this injustice and call on SCOTUS to overturn the ruling. pic.twitter.com/xotR72b8aC
— Frank Scott, Jr. (@FrankScottJr) November 21, 2023
According to CNN:
The ruling immediately affects the seven states covered by the 8th Circuit: Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.
And it comes as the 2024 presidential campaign heats up.
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