Doug Jones believes in Alabama voters, even if they don’t deserve it
For some reason, Jones still has faith.
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See recent postsThe laziest man in politics
He hasn’t bothered to learn even the most basic things about our government, our laws or the state he plans to represent.
Voting rights activist calls for federal Department of Democracy
LaTosha Brown, a Selma native who co-founded Black Voters Matter, issued a statement saying that it is time to reimagine American democracy.
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See recent postsThe “in crowd” needs to get out
I am about to say something nice about Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill. But, still, before this column is over, he’ll most likely get triggered, write a press release on secretary of state stationery, taking my column out of context and arguing that he’s not a supporter of voter suppression. But, of course, Merrill … Continued
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See recent postsJohn Lewis, the giant
“I thought you would be taller.” Those words, embarrassingly enough, were the first I said to Rep. John Lewis. This was five years ago, inside the Selma Interpretive Center, for an interview as part of coverage of the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the Selma-to-Montgomery march. Despite meeting and interviewing — and becoming friends … Continued
DOJ defends Alabama absentee voting law
The U.S. Department of Justice isn’t using its vast powers to ensure the country’s most vulnerable people can exercise their right to vote, but is instead focusing its efforts on defending laws that clearly violate the spirit of the Voting Rights Act, an attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center said Tuesday. The comments, from … Continued
Biden wins South Carolina, focuses on Alabama next
Saturday, as he had predicted all along, former Vice President Joe Biden (D) won a decisive victory in the South Carolina Democratic primary. Biden shifted his focus to Alabama on Sunday and returns to Alabama again on Monday as Super Tuesday looms. Biden easily bested U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) garnering 50 percent of the … Continued
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See recent postsVoter suppression is still a deciding factor in Alabama elections
John Merrill is going to write me a snarky letter, and that’s OK. I’m going to write a snarky column about Alabama’s voter suppression — and Merrill’s role in it — and I don’t write these things expecting everyone to agree. I write them so at least a few people will at least consider that … Continued
Federal court rules Alabama’s system of electing appellate judges constitutional
Attorney General Steve Marshall welcomed a federal court decision Wednesday upholding the constitutionality of Alabama’s system of electing appellate judges. The Middle District Court of Alabama ruled against the Alabama NAACP and four individual voters who sought an injunction against the State’s method of electing appellate judges statewide on grounds that it contravenes Section 2 … Continued
February 7, 2020
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See recent postsAnother chapter in the ‘We Dare Defend Our Wrongs’ files
Alabama is so often on the wrong side of history that one has to wonder if that’s intentional. Are we doing it on purpose, like a bratty child who is bad just to get attention? The federal courts had to make Alabama do the right thing during the Jim Crow years and civil rights movement. … Continued