In this episode I go into the Voting Rights Issue, from the "For the People Act", which I talked about in a previous show, to the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.  I look at how far we have come in voting rights, from 1787 when only white, Anglo-Saxon, male, Protestant land owners could vote to the Supreme Court Case Shelby County v Holder.  I also look at claims of fraud or fake news or rigged elections which some in this country are using to stir up violence.

America should absolutely have free and fair elections.  I am 1,000% behind that idea.  But they have to be fair for everyone.  What does that look like?  It doesn't look like closing several polling stations in a particular county where the majority of the population is Black or Latin. 

Thank you for listening.  Let's talk about it, shall we?

Sources:
https://www.brennancenter.org/sites/default/files/analysis/Briefing_Memo_Debunking_Voter_Fraud_Myth.pdf

https://ballotpedia.org/Arguments_for_and_against_voter_identification_laws

https://www.dosomething.org/us/articles/7-signs-voter-suppression-could-be-happening-near-you

https://shass.mit.edu/news/news-2020-pandemic-voting-mail-safe-honest-and-fair-stewart

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_voting_rights_in_the_United_States

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/11/kris-kobach-and-search-mythical-voter-fraud/617069/

https://www.heritage.org/voterfraud