Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Voting Rights Act: Case Study of the need for an independent judiciary


As we evaluate and critique the judicial systems in non-liberal (democracies?) at best in Russia and China, news of the day on the challenges to the Voting Rights Act in Alabama and coming to SCOTUS next week in  Shelby County v. Holder, No. 12-96, make us realize the importance of an independent judiciary and a citizen's right (not privlege) to cast a ballot.

Voting Rights Act Is Challenged as Cure the South Has Outgrown

Department of Justice: Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act

1 comment:

Shivani D. said...

It's interesting how "kicking someone off the ballot" in America is a big deal, as we value our freedom and are used to this right, yet in Russia, regardless of who you vote for, Putin will always be in power. Voting isn't a right in Russia. Honestly, it isn't anything because of all the corruption.