[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 13, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H5979-H5980]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    ATTACKS ON THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT

  (Mr. CARTER of Louisiana asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. CARTER of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, wars were fought, movements 
were launched, constitutional amendments were passed to give every 
American of every race and gender full citizenship and the right to 
vote.
  But last month, the Supreme Court released a shadow docket ruling 
reinstating Louisiana's GOP-drawn, unrepresentative congressional maps. 
This sends Louisiana back to a tarnished history of diminishing the 
votes and voices of African Americans.
  It is shameful that the Court refused maps that fairly represent the 
population of Louisiana. We need maps that follow the simple math and 
give Black Louisianians their rightful representation per current 
population.
  The Supreme Court is out of control in so many ways, but this and 
other most recent rulings make it clear that this Supreme Court will 
stop at nothing to silence the voices of Black and Brown Americans. 
This ruling shows that many of these Justices are committed not to the 
Constitution but to the far-right political agenda that includes 
further attacking of the Voting Rights Act.
  Together we must fight against the age-old pattern of silencing Black 
voters. While the forces of injustice may have won the battle, we will 
win the war.

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