Bonus Dispatch: Right-Wing Opposition to Voting Rights
The Republican Party blocked an attempt to pass federal legislation to protect voting rights, and diverse spectrum of right-wing groups were behind a massive lobbying campaign opposing voting rights.
U.S. Capitol Building (Photo: Martin Falbisoner, Wikimedia)
Congressional Republicans on Tuesday blocked passage of sweeping reforms to U.S. election and voting law. While Republicans in Congress refuse to debate voting rights, Republicans in state legislatures have passed several laws to restrict voting rights.
