President Biden Issues Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in Alexander vs. South Carolina State Conference of NAACP
May 24, 2024
May 24, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 24 -- President Biden House issued the following statement on May 23, 2024, on the Supreme Court ruling in Alexander vs. South Carolina State Conference of NAACP:
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The right to vote is the foundation of American democracy. Key to that right is ensuring that voters pick their elected officials -- not the other way around. The Supreme Court's decision today undermines the basic principle that voting practices should not discriminate on account of race . . .
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The right to vote is the foundation of American democracy. Key to that right is ensuring that voters pick their elected officials -- not the other way around. The Supreme Court's decision today undermines the basic principle that voting practices should not discriminate on account of race . . .