The Voting Rights Amendment Act (VRAA) – the Antidote for Fascist-Style Voter Suppression

This 5 to 4 U.S. Supreme Court ruling gutted the Voting Rights Act enabling 22 states to passed laws restricting the right to vote.

The Voting Rights Amendment Act (H.R. 3899/S. 1945) to restore the ability of the Voting Rights Act to protect voters nationwide from discrimination at the ballot box was introduced in January 2014.

You can help, by signing a petition to your Senate and House members urging them to move forward with the Voting Rights Amendment Act.

Every day Congress fails to live up to its constitutional obligation to protect the right to vote, it gives a free pass for Fascist-Style Voter Suppression.

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