aka “it worked”. conservatives successfully fucked over black people, again
Just as the Founding Fathers intended.
Mind you, we amended the constitution to fix that issue
You mean the 13th? Nah, that still allows for punitive slavery, which is the norm to this day.
13, 14, and 15 in combination. The 13th is definitely imperfect, but the others, backed by a sane court, would make a huge difference.
Could have passed the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, but as with all things, Democrats considered the filibuster more important.
More exactly, a tiny number of Democrats regarded it as more important, and without them, the rest didn’t have the ability to pass anything
More exactly, a tiny number of Democrats regarded it as more important
There’s always just enough.
Which is exactly what the Republicans wanted.