2006-08-20 14:37:02 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Most aspects of the act are permanent. Only some need renewal.
The ones that need renewal are generally the restrictions and pre-approval requirements placed on states and counties that have a history of racial discrimination.
The reason those provisions cannot be made permanent is because of the "Congruent and Proportional" doctrine, which requires that when Congress places such onerous burdens on certain states, the burden is congruent and proportional to the harm being remedied.
The harm being remedied is past discrimination. Once a state or county can prove that it no longer engages in racial discrimination, it can get removed from the pre-approval list and is no longer under any additional burden relative to other states/counties. Those that cannot prove lack of discrimination remain under restriction.
However, a permanent restriction would not be congruent and proportional to the past harm. So, the law itself contains a time-out clause that removes the restrictions on all states after a certain amount of time, unless renewed. This mandatory renewal, rather than a permanent restriction, allows the restriction to be constitutional and not be excessive.
So, the short answer is, the time-out is required on the restrictions because that's what makes the law pass constitutional standards. The rest of the law is permanent, unless later amended.
2006-08-20 18:19:26 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The VRA should be "permanent" if the southern state governments are "permanently" untrustworthy. Linked up with this question is whether or not race relations have improved over the last 40 years. Now that so many African-Americans are getting elected to federal, state, and local office from/in southern states and racist white voters have seen that the country hasn't come to an end, will the state governments try to disenguously take voting rights away from minority voters if the VRA is repealed?
2006-08-20 21:56:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it should... The only people who voted against it being renewed were republicans, because they know the black vote goes to the democrats... It's a sad world we live in... People go from being rascist on the outside (the entire history of man until the 70s), to rascist on the inside... (70s-present...
Hopefully, the new generation of voters will be less rascist.
2006-08-20 23:27:38 · answer #3 · answered by RATM 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure what the particular legislation says, cuz I'm australian, but over here I think we get around a lot of problems by making voting compulsory. If you have to show up, then the govt has to make elections accessible to everybody.
And before this guy complains about being forced to vote because its an infraction of his freedom: http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhJtGbe9WfW3tDiPPlvTiHvg5gt.?qid=20060727022722AA4GkiW
... you dont actually have to vote: you just have to show up, get your name crossed off and put a blank paper in the ballot box. We end up with about 90-something percent of people casting votes.
Mind you, Aboriginal people in Australia are still treated like dirt, so its not the answer to all problems.
2006-08-21 01:09:09 · answer #4 · answered by dave_eee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was viewed in 1965 that the U.S. would outgrow its prejudice by now. However we haven't, so should it be permanent, yes probably, maybe fined tuned to include that nobody should vote repuglican with an IQ under 100 or something. Oh that's right nobody with an IQ over 100 does vote repuglican.
2006-08-20 21:51:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It shouldn't exist at all. It only applies to certain states. The conditions that led to it ceased to exist years ago. It serves no function whatever. It is purely a political sop to black politicians.
2006-08-20 23:35:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would make sense, but, I've learned that common sense for the leaders in this country tend to be a thing not practiced. Also lets me know how fake they are.
2006-08-20 22:05:51 · answer #7 · answered by msjuliet2005 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am intelligent american. honestly nobody lately cares about voting. everything is fake smiles and bs. its all about money and power. its not about the people anymore.how about the vote to overthrow the us government? peace
2006-08-20 21:44:44 · answer #8 · answered by locofreads 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, it should be. But you'll never get those monkeys in Congress to see it that way. Still too many cracker constituents that won't stand for it...
2006-08-20 23:06:09 · answer #9 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every adult citizen of the US should be able to vote. Whatever it takes, that's how it should be.
2006-08-20 21:43:16 · answer #10 · answered by 2007_Shelby_GT500 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋