In a new low for immigrant-bashing, a group of reactionary Republicans stalled the vote to reauthorize the Voting Rights Act, which otherwise had broad bipartisan support and was predicted to easily pass both the House and Senate. The reactionaries were led by their Texas and Georgia delegations. Both states are subject to the Voting Rights Act, and the rebels (mostly young archconservatives with no seniority, no power, and too much time on their hands) think they should not be. John Carter (R, TX-31) set the record straight: "I don't think we have racial bias in Texas anymore." Tell that to James Byrd and his family.
Not content with merely appearing ignorant, Carter also showed off his mean-spirited viciousness: " I simply believe you should be able to read, write and speak English to be a voter in the United States. " Oh, yeah -- as if HE'D be in Congress if there'd been an entrance exam.
Of course, the only way to enforce Carter's prescription for democracy is to bring back the long-discredited "literacy tests" that were a prominent feature of the Jim Crow South. I'd like to see Carter pass one without extensive coaching from his handlers and aides.
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