Major League Baseball announced on Monday that it would move its 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver in response to the voting laws passed in Georgia last month. The move sparked a hue and cry among conservative voices. Sen. Tim Scott argued that the MLB was, in actuality, moving…
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Georgia’s new voting laws have featured heavily in the news since they were signed into law on March 25. In the days since, the bill has spurred a number of lawsuits by civil rights groups, and corporations such as Delta and Coca Cola — both headquartered in the state —…
Politics HOUSE PASSES $1.9 TRILLION CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE Working into the wee hours of Friday night, the House passed President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package by a vote of 219-212. The bill was opposed by every Republican in the House, along with Democratic Reps. Jared Golden and Kurt Shrader….
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 secured the right to vote for racial and language minorities and prohibited discrimination in voting. Prior to the passage of this law, the Constitution granted each individual state broad autonomy in determining the voter qualifications that it wanted to set for its elections. From…