Op-Ed: F. Peter Brown: The DNC Wants the Supreme Court to Make Voter Fraud Easier in Arizona

A recent ad produced by progressive group Demand Justice compares conservative members of the ⚖️Supreme Court to segregationists.

The ad states, “In 1965, opponents of voting rights swung clubs on a bridge in Selma. Today, they sit on the highest court.”

The Supreme Court has recently heard arguments for two Arizona cases that are being challenged under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Eight years ago, Chief Justice John Roberts penned a majority opinion that dealt with Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

The case, Shelby County v. Holder, had the effect of “effectively gutting” Section 5 of the act, according to CNN.

Section 5 of the law requires that states with a history of discrimination must first gain the approval of the federal government or the courts before enacting new voting laws.

Now progressives have turned to Section 2 of the law to seek changes.

President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law. The act has done a great deal of good, but attempts by progressives to use the law unjustly are now appearing before the