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Authored by Peter Feaman Today, the United States Senate failed for the 14th time  to advance a continuing resolution that would reopen the federal government — a vote that all but ensures the shutdown now becomes the longest in U.S. history. ( CBS News ) Why is this happening? According to the public record, Senate Democrats are refusing to support a “clean” spending bill passed by the United States House of Representatives that would fund the government into November. ( ABC

Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) Section 2 prohibits any voting qualification, practice, or procedure that “results in the denial or abridgement of the right of any citizen … on account of race or color.” Importantly, courts have long held that plaintiffs need not show intentional  discrimination; an effect-based claim is sufficient. In redistricting, a central question is whether a map “dilutes” minority voting power (i.e. minimizes their ability to elect candidates

THE ROAD TO AN ASSASSINATION (ATTEMPT): They spied on him during his 2016 campaign to try to undermine his chances of ever winning the...