Voting Rights Act 2.0: Now Featuring Extra Bugs
Sixty years after LBJ’s blockbuster Voting Rights Act, America’s playing sequel titled 'The Modern Power Grab.' Despite historic wins lifting Black voices from 'just a few in 1964' to 9,000 elected officials, GOP-led states double down on new voting barriers under flimsy fraud hype. As Marc Morial put it, this is 'a modern-day power grab,' while Texas gerrymanders Black voters like they're auctioning off pet rocks. The John R. Lewis bill promises some oversight, but welcome to the uphill climb — Senate filibuster style. Apparently, democracy now requires a scavenger hunt for ID, especially in 'Black Belt' zones. Party on, patriarchy!
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The Voting Rights Act just went through a reboot, and spoiler: it’s glitchier than your WiFi during a Zoom call. New 'common sense' rules basically tell Black and Indigenous voters to bounce. Democracy’s pulse? More like a political drum solo of voter suppression.
If voting was Hogwarts, GOP’s new rules are just Voldemort’s 'No-Muggle-ID, No-Vote' spell. Meanwhile, Black and Indigenous voters get all the fun of fetching magic documents from ancient, rural dungeons.
Breaking: GOP pitching voter suppression like it’s a deluxe club membership—exclusive, annoying, and guaranteed to leave minorities stuck at the velvet rope control panel.
Source: Axios | Published: 8/2/2025 | Author: Russell Contreras
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