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- Title
The Congressional Record Underlying the 2006 Voting Rights Act: How Much Discrimination Can the Constitution Tolerate?
- Authors
Clarke, Kristen
- Abstract
The article argues that the Section 5 provision of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) reauthorized by the U.S. Congress in July 206 will withstand constitutional scrutiny in no small part due to the voluminous and extensive legislative record amassed during the 2005- 2006 reauthorization process. It observes that the evidence and testimony regarding ongoing voting discrimination served a particularly critical function during the reauthorization process and highlights a number of notable features about this evidence. It also argues that South Carolina v. Katzenbach and City of Rome v. United States are likely to significantly influence future decisions examining the constitutionality of Section 5.
- Subjects
UNITED States; POLITICAL rights; SUFFRAGE; ANTI-discrimination laws; CIVIL rights; POLITICAL participation
- Publication
Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, 2008, Vol 43, Issue 2, p385
- ISSN
0017-8039
- Publication type
Article