{"id":654634,"date":"2021-08-17T12:22:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T16:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=654634"},"modified":"2021-08-17T12:22:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T16:22:51","slug":"democrats-push-for-reform-in-voting-rights-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-push-for-reform-in-voting-rights-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats push for reform in Voting Rights Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fdemocrats-push-for-reform-in-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=654634&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_2493322\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2493322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Supreme Court in Washington. (J. Scott Applewhite\/ AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:20 AM PT \u2013 Tuesday, August 17, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Discussion has continued regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/house-bill\/4\/text\">Voting Rights Advancement Act<\/a> amid growing Republican opposition. The <a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/subcommittees\/constitution-and-civil-justice-116th-congress\/\">Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties<\/a> held a hearing regarding the act and any potential legislative reforms on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The act attempts to reverse the 2013 Supreme Court case <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/12pdf\/12-96_6k47.pdf\">Shelby County v. Holder<\/a>, where the high court determined that the federal government did not have the authority to single out certain states and districts for the purpose of electoral oversight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen taking such extraordinary steps as subjecting state legislation to pre-clearance in Washington and applying that regime only to some disfavored states, Congress must ensure that the legislation it passes speaks to current conditions,\u201d stated John Roberts, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>The controversial act would bring back the section of the Voting Rights Act that the Supreme Court struck down, Section Five, and would give the green-light to the federal government to require certain states get approval from the federal government before changing voting laws.<\/p>\n<p>Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson (R) said the Democrats\u2019 attempts to change states\u2019 voting rights amounts to an unconstitutional power grab.<\/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>While House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has all but confirmed the act will pass through the House, Republicans in the Senate are likely to kill it by filibuster.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/voting-underway-to-recall-gov-gavin-newsom\/\">Voting Underway To Recall Gov. Gavin Newsom<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court in Washington. (J. 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