Prompt: There are four amendments in the US Constitution (15, 19, 24, 26) that deal with voting rights as well at the landmark legislation – the Voting Rights Act. Find a US Supreme Court case dealing with voting rights and read the decision. What was the issue in the case and what was the court’s ruling? Do you agree or disagree? Why? Be sure you provide a link to the case.
Shelby County v. Holder
Shelby County v. The holder is a prominent case, which is triggered by the voting rights of American nationals. According to the voting right act of 1965, no law can be passed, which violates voting rights, based on race. Shelby County filed a case to declare section 5 of this act unconstitutional (Shelby County v. Holder, 2018)
Issue
Shelby County wanted to eliminate the section because it required the discriminatory history to propose the change in the voting procedure. However, the district court of Colombia, argued that this section did not violate the voting rights of minorities. The main issue was the violation of the voting process, based on discrimination. It seems tough to bring the discrimination history, and it was tough to claim the discrimination in the voting process.
Court Ruling
Shelby County appealed to the Supreme Court. Supreme Court rules that section five of the voting right act is against the constitution because it is linked with the old formula. The section was removed. SC ordered Congress to enact the new section (Shelby County v. Holder, 2018).
Rational of Agreeing Decision
I agree with the decision of the Supreme Court. It is a fact that section 5 did not cover the voting rights of many minorities. Jurisdictions with a brief discrimination history or background were baseless. Discrimination in the voting process can be observed on the spot. Now, the new amendments in the voting right act have enabled all US citizens, including minorities, to use their voting rights. They can agree or deny voting in the electoral process based on racial differences (Biskupic, 2018).
The United States of America has conducted some changes in the voting act. The change in law by the time is necessary due to different issues or evolutions of the voting system.
References
Biskupic, J. (2018, June 26). How the Supreme Court is changing the rules on voting. Retrieved from https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/25/politics/supreme-court-voting-rights-gerrymandering/index.html
Shelby County v. Holder. (2018, August 14). Retrieved from https://www.brennancenter.org/legal-work/shelby-county-v-holder
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