"The whole point of the 15th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act and giving Congress broad power . . . was a recognition that the sovereignty of states has to be limited to ensure that racial discrimination in voting was eliminated," said David Gans, director of the human rights, civil rights and citizenship program at the Constitutional Accountability Center. "This entire attack on the Voting Rights Act is not really faithful to that history."
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January 29, 2012
January 26, 2012
"Absolutely different cases, absolutely two different sets of issues, and it does not in any way support the idea that Justice Kagan should recuse herself," Elizabeth Wydra, chief counsel at the Constitutional Accountability Center said.
Wydra says repeated attempts by Freedom Watch could hurt their credibility with the court, adding, "The arguments are, frankly, looking a little desperate."
January 26, 2012
On January 26, CAC's Chief Counsel Elizabeth Wydra appeared on Fox News' Special Report to decry conservatives' calls for Supreme Justice Elena Kagan to recuse herself from the health care law case as "desperate."