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Dire Consequences

by Josh Marshall
02.21.13 | 2:26 am

Little short of amazing that as attacks on minority voting rights have escalated in the last three election cycles the Supreme Court is now considering overturning the Voting Rights Act. Here’s some of what advocates warn will happen if the Justices pull the trigger.

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