See National Council on Disability Statement Regarding the Voting Rights Act Reauthorization, which begins: “NCD wishes to express its strong support for reauthorizing the provisions of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) set to expire in 2007.”
The Gainesville Times (Ga.) editorializes If Voting Rights Act still needed, apply it evenly. It ends: “If the provisions of the Voting Rights Act are to be renewed — and we’re not convinced they are necessary given the other protections of the Voting Rights Act and the 15th Amendment — they should be made applicable nationwide.”
The Commercial Appeal (Tn.) ran a number of editorials and commentaries on Sunday, including New voting rights crisis: disfranchisement, Voting Act Again on the Ballot, and Small turnout; smart choices.
For those wondering about the promised guest bloggers: I’m still waiting for the technology to be put in place to allow this to happen.