Congressional Black Caucus Urges DOJ to Overturn Voting Laws in GOP-Led States; Press DOJ on voting rights: 'No lawsuit is too trivial' (TRANSLATION: We're not smart enough to use an ID to vote like everyone else)

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Congressional Black Caucus urges DOJ to overturn voting laws in GOP-led states:

Senior members of the Congressional Black Caucus are urging the Department of Justice to launch a full-scale effort to overturn new voting laws in Republican-led states.

The lawmakers issued their plea Tuesday in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, arguing that “no lawsuit is too trivial when it comes to the voting rights of citizens.”

“These unabashedly racist and partisan attacks on our nation’s democratic principles must be forcefully condemned and expeditiously reversed,” they wrote. “It is critical that you enforce every applicable law to ensure all citizens can vote.”

More than 41 House Democrats signed the letter, including House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn of South Carolina and CBC Chairwoman Joyce Beatty of Ohio.

Also signing were two of the Democratic Party’s progressive firebrands — Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts. --->READ MORE HERE

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Congressional Black Caucus members press DOJ on voting rights: 'No lawsuit is too trivial':

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are pressing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to bolster its efforts to protect voting rights in the U.S., telling the nation’s chief law enforcement officer “no lawsuit is too trivial.”

A group of 44 House lawmakers reportedly penned a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday calling on the DOJ to “enforce every applicable law to ensure all citizens can vote.”

“No lawsuit is too trivial when it comes to the voting rights of citizens,” the House members wrote.

The lawmakers in their letter also slammed “unabashedly racist and partisan attacks on our nation's democratic principles,” writing that such assaults “must be forcefully condemned and expeditiously reversed."

“We write to urge you to leverage the full might of the Department of Justice to defend the sacred right to vote for all Americans,” they added.

The DOJ has sued the states of Georgia and Texas over their controversial laws that imposed restrictive measures on voting access. --->READ MORE HERE

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