,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #achd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bd1 #bjbf,mr4  
,cas> 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new    
,york1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 &    
,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia7 submitt$ !    
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution 
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives t ,congress mu/ urg5tly 
take all appropriate measures to        
gu>antee civil rights & fair political  
repres5tation to all ,am]icans4  ,:]eas1
 9 ,l\isiana v4 ,callais1 by a #f-c     
decision1 ! f>-"r majority ( ! ,supreme 
,c\rt effectively gutt$ :at rema9$ (    
section #b ( ! ,vot+ ,rights ,act (     
#aife & laid ! gr\ndwork = ! l>ge/      
r$uction 9 m9ority repres5tation s9ce ! 
era foll[+ ,recon/ruction :i* ?reat5s a 
half-c5tury's wor? ( ga9s 9 vot+        
equality1 accord+ to ,ju/ice ,kagan's   
diss5t2  ,:]eas ! ,callais decision is !
 late/ developm5t 9 a ye>s-long campaign
 by ! ,supreme ,c\rt to und]m9e ! ,vot+ 

,rights ,act1 includ+ its #bjac decision
 9 ,%elby ,c\nty v4 ,hold]1 :i* 9       
practice preclud$ ! use ( ! ,act's mo/  
important en=cem5t me*anism1 :]eby      
,/ates & localities ) an ext5sive hi/ory
 ( racially discrim9atory vot+ practices
 submitt$ *anges 9 _! election laws &   
policies or electoral di/rict maps to ! 
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t = advance review be=e  
putt+ !m into effect2  ,:]eas ! ,callais
 decision has u%]$ 9 a wave ( extreme   
p>tisan g]rym&]+ t c\ld sw+ ov] a doz5  
congressional seats1 tip ! balance ( p[]
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives1 suppress ! political   
p[] ( vot]s ( color nationwide1 & create
 a new ,jim ,cr[ reality = ,black       
,am]icans 9 ! ,s\? ) respect to !       
evisc]ation ( ,congressional ,black     
repres5tation2  ,:]eas1 imm$iately      
foll[+ ! ,callais decision1 ,l\isiana   
susp5d$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\se prim>y1   
dis5fran*is+ t5s ( ?\s&s ( vot]s :o _h  
already ca/ ballots 9 ord] to r$raw !   
election maps 9 a /ate :]e "o 9 ?ree    

resid5ts is ,black2  ,:]eas1 9 #aife1 ! 
,am]ican ,s\? _h n a s+le ,black        
repres5tative 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates         
,congress due to ,supreme ,c\rt rul+s   
beg9n+ 9 #ahgf t dismantl$ civil &      
electoral protections = ,blacks 9 !     
,s\?1 d5y+ _! "r to ! fran*ise &        
effectively nullify+ ! #ae? ,am5dm5t =  
ne>ly a c5tury2  ,:]eas ,congress has a 
moral imp]ative to rem$y ! decadeslong  
assault on ,am]icans' civil rights &    
quickly enact vot+ rights protections1  
by remov+ :at =m] ,presid5t ,b>ack      
,obama call$ ! ,jim ,cr[ relic ( !      
,s5ate filibu/]1 :i* 0 us$ by ,/rom     
,?urmond1 a segregationi/1 = #bd h\rs & 
#ah m9utes to speak 9 opposition to !   
,civil ,rights ,act2 ,:]eas po/-,callais
 p>tisan g]rym&]+ dis5fran*ises vot]s ( 
color su* z ,lat9o1 ,black1 ,asian      
,am]ican1 ,native ,hawaiian1 & ,pacific 
,isl&] communities liv+ 9 multiracial   
di/ricts across ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  ,:]eas
 decades ( progress 9 exp&+ ,lat9o1     
,black1 ,asian ,am]ican1 ,native        

,hawaiian1 & ,pacific ,isl&] political  
p>ticipation & repres5tation h be5 made 
possible ?r\gh ! protections ( section  
#b ( ! ,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife1 & !  
weak5+ ( ^? protections ?reat5s to      
rev]se h>d-f\ght ga9s t h enabl$ ^?     
communities to secure fair repres5tation
 & great] inclusion 9 ! ,nation's civic 
& political in/itutions2 ,:]eas         
decisions roll+ back vot+ rights1       
reproductive fre$oms1 work]s' rights1   
environm5tal protections & commons5se   
gun laws1 & dramatically exp&+          
presid5tial immunity :ile p]mitt+ racial
 discrim9ation1 h put ! ,c\rt out ( /ep 
) ! ,am]ican p :ile enri*+ weal?y "r-w+ 
political donors & corporate int]e/s2   
,:]eas ! ,supreme ,c\rt corrupt$        
,am]ican elections by gre5light+ !      
unlimit$ fl[ ( d>k money 9 ,citiz5s     
,unit$ v4 ,f$]al ,election ,commission &
 sid$ ) ,republicans to all[ p>tisan    
g]rym&]+ 9 ,common ,cause v4 ,ru*o2     
,:]eas public confid5ce 9 ! ,supreme    
,c\rt is at record l[s1 ) half (        

,am]icans hold+ an unfavorable op9ion ( 
! ,c\rt1 z rightw+ ,ju/ices h accept$   
lavi% vacations & gifts f billionaires &
 fail$ to make prop] disclosures ( ^! & 
o!r f9ancial int]e/s1 unb\nd by an      
en=ceable code ( e?ics2 ,:]eas ! ,c\rt's
 f>-"r sup]majority poses a s]i\s ?reat 
to any future attempts by ,congress to  
realize ! promise ( a multiracial       
democracy1 re9 9 executive p[]1 *ampion 
work]s' rights1 protect vot+ rights1 &  
re/ore & /r5g!n ! ,f$]al protections    
aga9/ racial discrim9ation 9 ! ,vot+    
,rights ,act2 ,:]eas ! ,c\rt's rightw+  
majority has emp[]$ & embold5$ ,presid5t
 ,trump's attempts to hold on to & exp& 
8 p[]1 enabl+ au?orit>ian ef=ts to      
dismantle ,f$]al ag5cies1 unlawfully    
fire indep5d5t ag5cy heads & civil      
s]vants )\t cause1 resc9d               
congressionally appropriat$ funds1 ban  
transg5d] s]vicememb]s f ! milit>y1 &   
racially pr(ile suspect$ noncitiz5s2 &  
,:]eas ,congress1 z ! prim>y bran* (    
,gov]nm5t & ! "o mo/ closely reflect+ ! 

,am]ican p's democratic w1 has a m&ate  
to act boldly to rebuild ,am]icans' tru/
 9 ! ,supreme ,c\rt & democracy3 ,n[1   
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives supports-- 7#a7 !       
adoption by ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ( 
legislation to re/ore & /r5g!n ! ,vot+  
,rights ,act ( #aife 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4     
#ajaja note2 ,public ,law #hi-aaj7 to   
end racial discrim9ation 9 vot+ & elect$
 repres5tation & ensure t all eligible  
,am]icans are able to vote2 &  7#b7 "u !
 next prodemocracy gov]n+ mom5t-- 7,a7 !
 elim9ation ( ! #fj-vote ?re%old 9 !    
,s5ate2 &  7,b7 enact+ /ructural *anges 
to ! ,supreme ,c\rt1 tak+ into          
consid]ation a wide range ( re=ms1 su* z
 e/abli%+ a b9d+ judicial code ( e?ics =
 ,supreme ,c\rt ,ju/ices1 t]m limits =  
,supreme ,c\rt ,ju/ices1 & exp&+ ! size 
( ! ,supreme ,c\rt4