One Graphic Shows Disastrous Effect Of Shelby Decision And Massive Voting Suppression

TPM has a wonderful graphic showing the disastrous effects of the Supreme Court’s ill-considered decision to essentially gut the Voting Rights Act. It shows that over 800 polling places in just seven states have actually been closed since the Shelby decision.

Added to this incredible disenfranchisement is traditional gerrymandering, the shortening of early voting periods, the illegal purging of voter rolls, the institution of voter ID laws that specifically target minorities, and now the potential harassment of voters at the polls, all designed by the Republican party and legislatures to maintain their grip on power. I wonder if Justice Kennedy can still sleep well at night when he sees the disastrous effects and massive disenfranchisement that his decision has rendered.