https://www.dailykos.com/news/AndraGillespie News Community Action Copyright 2005 - Steal what you want Tue, 28 Jan 2020 01:54:35 +0000 Tue, 28 Jan 2020 01:54:35 +0000 Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) https://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/3/2/1190468/-SCOTUS-arguments-show-there-is-still-work-to-do-on-voting-rights <p>There are few words that cut through the perennial story of American pride in its exceptionality, like "racism." That one, ugly social system, propped up over our sordid history by institutional and ideological bulwarks of denial and ignorance, like Jim Crow, is part of the DNA of our country, away from which we are continually attempting to evolve. But just saying it's over doesn't end it. Seeing more minorities voting than ever doesn't end it. Electing an African American president doesn't end it.</p> rss@dailykos.com (ProseAndThorn) AndraGillespie AntoninScalia JimCrow JohnLewis Politics Racism SCOTUS Section5 Supreme Court SupremeCourt VotingRightsAct _1190468 Sat, 02 Mar 2013 17:07:43 +0000