{"id":651734,"date":"2021-08-16T16:23:44","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T20:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=651734"},"modified":"2021-08-16T16:23:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T20:23:47","slug":"house-judiciary-committee-holds-hearing-on-voting-rights-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-judiciary-committee-holds-hearing-on-voting-rights-act\/","title":{"rendered":"House Judiciary Committee holds hearing on Voting Rights Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-judiciary-committee-holds-hearing-on-voting-rights-act%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=651734&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2492593\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2492593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OHIO) stands outside the U.S. Capitol before a news conference with House Republicans in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:18 PM PT \u2013 Monday, August 16, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>A House Judiciary Subcommittee held a hearing regarding the Voting Rights Advancement Act. The Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties discussed the act on Monday as well as any potential legislative reforms.<\/p>\n<p>The controversial bill has potentially threatened election security and integrity at a time when states have been set to begin redistricting. It would ban such a practice if deemed to give one party an advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson (R) argued the Democrats\u2019 attempts to change states\u2019 voting rights amounted to an unconstitutional power grab.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 1965, Congress passed the Voting Rights Act to overcome state resistance and barriers that prevented minorities from exercising their right, the right that\u2019s guaranteed to vote by the 15th Amendment,\u201d he noted. \u201cAs we\u2019ve discussed at all the prior hearings in 2013, the Supreme Court held in Shelby County v. Holder that continuing to require states to preclear election law changes based upon conduct from decades ago, was an unconstitutional invasion of state sovereignty.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NEWS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NEWS<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jim_Jordan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMikeJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepMikeJohnson<\/a> blast new DOJ guidance on state voting laws. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B6UN8DFAJo\">pic.twitter.com\/B6UN8DFAJo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryGOP\/status\/1425859489224437762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, Republicans continue to push back and argue the plan would result in federalized elections.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/rep-johnson-kabul-disaster-entirely-avoidable\/\">Rep. Johnson: Kabul Disaster Entirely Avoidable<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OHIO) stands outside the U.S. Capitol before a news conference with House Republicans in Washington, D.C. 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