Civil rights leaders very worried about Demeaning Democracy Remarks from Supreme Court Justices

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Civil rights icon ‘pained’ to hear Supreme Court justice on ‘the verge of some racist feeling’

Raw Story – Democratic Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, a civil rights icon, blasted Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Wednesday night. He told MSNBC host Rachel Maddow he was “shocked” that Scalia said Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act was renewed by Congress due to “a phenomenon that is called perpetuation

Voting Rights Act case: Questioning at Supreme Court is lively, pointed

Demeaning Remarks About Democracy: A sharply divided US Supreme Court engaged in a lively and, at times, impassioned debate on Wednesday in a potential landmark case testing whether key portions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act should be struck down as unconstitutional. The 75-minute session marked the second time in four years.