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1/ Heather Cox Richardson, Letters from an American, May 4, 2023
"[Thomas'] votes were decisive not only in Shelby County v. Holder, but also in the 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision[.]"
#DemVoice1 open.substack.com/pub/heathercox…
"[Thomas'] votes were decisive not only in Shelby County v. Holder, but also in the 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision[.]"
#DemVoice1 open.substack.com/pub/heathercox…
2/ In the Shelby County v. Holder case, the Supreme Court, by a vote of 5–4, gutted the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
In the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision the court opened the floodgates for dark money in political campaigns.
In the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision the court opened the floodgates for dark money in political campaigns.
3/ "Those decisions dramatically undermined our democracy. It now seems imperative to grapple with the fact it appears a key vote [, Thomas',] on the court that decided those cases was compromised."
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