In Shelby County v. Holder (2013) the Supreme Court effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act by striking down Section 5, which required states with a history of discriminatory practices to seek federal permission to change their voting laws.
Just hours after the Shelby decision was handed down, Texas announced it would implement a photo ID law. Weeks after Section 5 was struck down, North Carolina moved to shorten the early voter period and end same day registration. Over 90,000 voters had used this provision in 2012.
Other states took similar actions. All of these moves were aimed at lower income and minority voters. I suppose you know which party those voters generally favor.
If you can’t win an election fairly, change the rules. And that is what Republicans have been doing in state after state. Surely the five Republican Supreme Court members know that. The Court is simply another partisan body, and it has been since the 2000 election in case after case.
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