More on what that Supreme Court case was all about. Sometimes I think Thomas is living in a different dimension, but as I've pointed out in the Feed in the past, underestimate him at your own risk.
[It has been said that] Justice Thomas' declaration that finding Section 5 "no longer constitutionally justified" should be seen not as a "sign of defeat" but rather an "acknowledgment of victory." Superficially, that's very catchy. There are only two problems with it—the facts and the law. On the facts, there is plenty of evidence that American society has not yet entered a post-racial political nirvana. On the law, the point that's completely obfuscated in today's opinions is that the Supreme Court is not writing on a blank slate. More...
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