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01-21-2019, 02:51 PM
One is called the "child of the storm." Another is "the crown jewel." The third was dubbed "the voice of justice."
They are the three great laws of the civil rights movement: the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the Fair Housing Act of 1968.
A new conservative bloc on the Supreme Court though may soon treat them as something else: outdated "racial entitlements" that need to be put back in their place.
That's the dreaded future some experts envision for these landmark laws now that Justice Brett Kavanaugh has joined the Supreme Court. They warn that, for the first time, the high court has five firmly conservative judges who were groomed to dismantle the legal legacy of these laws, which have stood for 50 years.
"They will chip, chip away at these laws until there is nothing left," says Carol Anderson, author of "One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy."
"I could see the court tilting further and further to the right until we end up with a dystopian society."
Such steady erosion would halt what some call the "Second American Civil Rights Revolution." It would also destroy a central plank in the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. When the nation celebrates the King holiday on Monday, much of the focus will be on his stirring speeches and dramatic marches.
But these three laws are as central to King's legacy as his "I Have a Dream" speech. They are in some ways the legal foundation for the "Beloved Community" he evoked in his speeches and books. While he wasn't the only person who fought and died for these laws -- there were countless others who did the same -- King's role in their passage was indispensable.
Today these laws touch virtually every American. They have changed everything from how women are treated in the workplace to protecting people with disabilities. Yet few realize these laws came about only because of a brutal struggle. And even fewer may be aware how a new high court could unravel them -- all while claiming to honor the civil rights leader.
Here's how some legal scholars and historians say it could happen.
The rest of the article: https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/20/us/mlk-legacy-supreme-court/index.html
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You can read it if you like, I'm too busy prepping for the coming dystopian society. :hills:
They are the three great laws of the civil rights movement: the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the Fair Housing Act of 1968.
A new conservative bloc on the Supreme Court though may soon treat them as something else: outdated "racial entitlements" that need to be put back in their place.
That's the dreaded future some experts envision for these landmark laws now that Justice Brett Kavanaugh has joined the Supreme Court. They warn that, for the first time, the high court has five firmly conservative judges who were groomed to dismantle the legal legacy of these laws, which have stood for 50 years.
"They will chip, chip away at these laws until there is nothing left," says Carol Anderson, author of "One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy."
"I could see the court tilting further and further to the right until we end up with a dystopian society."
Such steady erosion would halt what some call the "Second American Civil Rights Revolution." It would also destroy a central plank in the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. When the nation celebrates the King holiday on Monday, much of the focus will be on his stirring speeches and dramatic marches.
But these three laws are as central to King's legacy as his "I Have a Dream" speech. They are in some ways the legal foundation for the "Beloved Community" he evoked in his speeches and books. While he wasn't the only person who fought and died for these laws -- there were countless others who did the same -- King's role in their passage was indispensable.
Today these laws touch virtually every American. They have changed everything from how women are treated in the workplace to protecting people with disabilities. Yet few realize these laws came about only because of a brutal struggle. And even fewer may be aware how a new high court could unravel them -- all while claiming to honor the civil rights leader.
Here's how some legal scholars and historians say it could happen.
The rest of the article: https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/20/us/mlk-legacy-supreme-court/index.html
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You can read it if you like, I'm too busy prepping for the coming dystopian society. :hills: