LWV: Supreme Court ruling opens the door to racist redistricting

The League of Women Voters of the United States issued a statement today condemning the Supreme Court’s ruling weakening Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965:

“Today’s decision will turn back decades of progress toward securing a multiracial democracy, and the League has a message to the people of this country: your vote matters, no matter what the majority of this Court says. Those in power try to silence you because your voice is powerful. But the people have the power to determine the direction of this democracy. And we will not let this decision, or any other that seeks to threaten the will of the American people, be the last word.”

Read the full statement here.