The most recent news that senior managers in the Department of Justice's voting section have been reassigned and directives issued to drop all voting rights litigation is deeply concerning. Stripping the voting section of its leadership and shutting down active cases is tantamount to a full-scale assault on protecting the fundamental right to vote for all Americans. This represents a profound dereliction of the Justice Department's duty to uphold voting rights and enable free and fair elections.
The aggressive actions to dismantle the voting section's ability to enforce laws like the Voting Rights Act and Uniformed And Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act are unacceptable and threaten to disenfranchise countless eligible voters, including members of the military risking their lives for our country. Allowing this blatant voter suppression to continue unchecked will deal long-lasting damage to American democracy.
It is imperative that Congress speaks out loudly against these anti- democratic moves by the Department of Justice and demands the reinstatement of the senior voting section managers to their rightful roles enforcing voting protections. Decisive action must be taken to rein in this administration's attempts to undermine the sacred right to vote.
The voting section's work is critical to safeguarding free and fair elections for all citizens. Its leadership with decades of expertise cannot be sidelined without catastrophic consequences. The fundamental promise of equal access to the ballot box is at stake.
Congress must use its full authority to condemn these dangerous overreaches and ensure the Department of Justice resumes its vital function as a defender of voting rights, not an accomplice to voter suppression. American democracy itself hangs in the balance.
First sent on May 7 by Coleman
