Letitia James says Supreme Court got it half right
Well, they got it half right. That was the reaction of Councilwoman Letitia James to the landmark Supreme Court rulings earlier this week. James hailed the rulings on same sex marriage, but expressed profound disappointment that the highest court in the land threw out a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
James (D-Fort Greene-Clinton Hill), who is a candidate for public advocate, issued a strongly worded statement blasting the court’s June 25 decision striking down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act. The section mandated states and counties, primarily in the Deep South, that had histories of discrimination against minorities, to obtain permission from the US Department before implementing changes to voting procedures.
Brooklyn falls under the provisions of Section 4.