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So, SCOTUS just killed the Voting Rights Act. Greeat.

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[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 21 points 5 days ago (2 children)

"It was born of the literal blood of Union soldiers and civil rights marchers."

Reason n+1 that every single member of the Confederacy should've been strung up by their genitals and made to imitate chandeliers.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 5 days ago

they shouldve been wiped off the face of america, but they were given voting priveleges instead which was a mistake.

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

This is your reminder that we are BARELY done with 25% of this fucking presidency in the BEST case scenario.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

wait til alito and clarence allows segregation laws again, plus who can go to which stores or facilities.

They will never be able to get the stains out of Thomas's pants from that day.

[–] DFX4509B@lemmy.wtf 2 points 5 days ago

That presidency might actually turn into a dictatorship in a post-Voting Rights Act America. Trump basically bought himself a permanent autocracy in the worst case.