On July 27th, on the South Lawn of the White House, the
President signed into law a twenty-five year renewal of the landmark
1965 Voting Rights Act which bans racial discrimination in voting across
the country. The Act won bipartisan approval from both Chambers of
Congress during this legislative session.
"Only when we safeguard the right of all voters to cast their votes can
our system of government be truly representative," said Human Rights
Campaign President Joe Solmonese. "The coalition of civil rights
organization who made this renewal a reality should be commended by all
Americans for their outstanding work to protect our most precious
democratic exercise – the right to vote. A threat to any American's
right to vote is a threat to our democracy."
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR) along with its
coalition members, which included the Human Rights Campaign, signed more
than 100,000 reauthorization petitions and made 15,000 calls to
Congressional office urging renewal of the Voting Rights Act. An
aggressive grassroots education and organization effort was waged across
the country by thousands of volunteers in their local communities.
The Human Rights Campaign, on behalf of our 600,000 members nationwide,
urged Members of Congress to actively support and vote in favor of the
renewal of the Voting Rights Act. A letter sent to Members of Congress,
written by Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese, stated, "The
Voting Rights Act (VRA) is a much-needed civil rights law that has been
supported by bipartisan majorities since its initial passage in 1965.
The VRA was originally enacted in response to significant evidence of
discriminatory practices. The evidence gathered by the House Judiciary
Subcommittee on the Constitution in the 109th Congress revealed
continuing and persistent discrimination. We urge you to support this
critical civil rights legislation to protect against discrimination in
voting."
Enviroshop is maintained by dedicated NetSys Interactive Inc. owners & employees who generously contribute their time to maintenance & editing, web design, custom programming, & website hosting for Enviroshop.