With Federal Voting Rights Legislation Blocked by Political Gamesmanship, Southern Poverty Law Center Vows to Continue to Defend Voting Rights With Every Tool Available
January 21, 2022
January 21, 2022
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (TNSPol) -- The Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following statement on Jan. 19, 2022:
The U.S. Senate failed to overcome the 50-vote threshold to change the body's rules and permit a vote on essential voting rights protections after each senator has been allowed a maximum of two speeches of any length of time. The changes to these rules were proposed in order to vote on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would strengthen and restore p . . .
The U.S. Senate failed to overcome the 50-vote threshold to change the body's rules and permit a vote on essential voting rights protections after each senator has been allowed a maximum of two speeches of any length of time. The changes to these rules were proposed in order to vote on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would strengthen and restore p . . .