“The Coming Showdown in the Race Crisis” (LOOK magazine, July 16, 1963, pages 62-67) http://sixtiessurvivors.org/ft_birmingham.html
“…The law according to Gov. George C. Wallace provides that the Negroes of Alabama shall have only those rights the white majority sees fit to give them; any effort to change this condition of servitude, by Federal court order or peaceful demonstration, will be resisted, even though blood may flow.”
Texas counties have been barred from bringing criminal charges against local officials who encourage mail-in voting in the state. https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/593972-texas-counties-barred-from-bringing-charges-against-officials-who
U.S. District Court Judge Xavier Rodriguez on Friday approved a temporary block against a contentious provision in a new Texas election law. The decision pushes back against arguments made by the Texas Attorney General’s Office that blocking the provision at this point could confuse voters, according to CNN.
“[The injunction] does not affect any voting procedures,” Rodriguez reportedly wrote. “It simply prevents the imposition of criminal and civil penalties against officials for encouraging people to vote by mail if they are eligible to do so.” https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/11/politics/texas-lawsuit-mail-in-voting/index.html
Senate Republicans pulled a legislative maneuver Saturday to successfully block debate on a governor-backed bill advocates say will expand voting rights in New Mexico but opponents contend Democrats are using for political gain.
The procedure, a stall tactic known as a “call of the Senate,” requires every member of the chamber to be physically present in the Capitol for a bill to be considered. https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2022/02/13/republicans-block-debate-on-voting-rights-act/
“The Coming Showdown in the Race Crisis” (LOOK magazine, July 16, 1963, pages 62-67) http://sixtiessurvivors.org/ft_birmingham.html
“…The law according to Gov. George C. Wallace provides that the Negroes of Alabama shall have only those rights the white majority sees fit to give them; any effort to change this condition of servitude, by Federal court order or peaceful demonstration, will be resisted, even though blood may flow.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s History Lessons : King understood the nation’s challenges as part of a continuous narrative. Today, a narrow view of America’s past could imperil its future. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/17/martin-luther-king-jrs-history-lessons
Texas counties have been barred from bringing criminal charges against local officials who encourage mail-in voting in the state. https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/593972-texas-counties-barred-from-bringing-charges-against-officials-who
U.S. District Court Judge Xavier Rodriguez on Friday approved a temporary block against a contentious provision in a new Texas election law. The decision pushes back against arguments made by the Texas Attorney General’s Office that blocking the provision at this point could confuse voters, according to CNN.
“[The injunction] does not affect any voting procedures,” Rodriguez reportedly wrote. “It simply prevents the imposition of criminal and civil penalties against officials for encouraging people to vote by mail if they are eligible to do so.” https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/11/politics/texas-lawsuit-mail-in-voting/index.html
Senate Republicans pulled a legislative maneuver Saturday to successfully block debate on a governor-backed bill advocates say will expand voting rights in New Mexico but opponents contend Democrats are using for political gain.
The procedure, a stall tactic known as a “call of the Senate,” requires every member of the chamber to be physically present in the Capitol for a bill to be considered. https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2022/02/13/republicans-block-debate-on-voting-rights-act/