Attorney General Merrick Garland appears with Vice President Kamala Harris in Selma, Alabama, on Sunday to fight against voter ID laws and other election integrity measures that he deems “discriminatory, burdensome, and unnecessary.” I swore.
Their appearance commemorated the 59th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday attack on civil rights protesters in Selma, Alabama.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at Tabernacle Baptist Church during an event commemorating the 59th anniversary of the 1965 Bloody Sunday Civil Rights March on Sunday, March 3, 2024 in Selma, Alabama, USA. (Christian Monterrosa/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Speaking at a Selma church service commemorating the attack on civil rights demonstrators by Alabama law officers, Garland spoke about the history of voting rights since the abolition of slavery. Its history “has never been stable,” he told the audience. For black Americans and “other voters of color.”
He lamented that certain measures in recent years, such as voter ID laws and map redistricting, have made it harder for “millions of voters to vote and elect the representatives of their choice.” Ta.
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“These actions include practices and procedures that make voting more difficult, redistricting maps that disadvantage minorities, and changes in voting administration that reduce the power of locally elected or nonpartisan election officials,” Garland said. he told worshipers at Selma’s Tabernacle Baptist Church. The first mass rally of the voting rights movement. “Such measures threaten the foundations of our governance system.”
Garland said the Justice Department is “fighting back.” He cited doubling the number of attorneys in the Civil Rights Division’s voting division and “discriminatory, burdensome, and unnecessary restrictions on access to ballots, including those related to ballots. It pointed out that it has filed legal challenges to states and jurisdictions seeking enforcement in cases where it deems that Voting by Mail, Drop Box Use, and Voter ID Requirements Polls consistently show that a majority of Americans support voter ID.
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“That’s why we are working to prevent the adoption of discriminatory redistricting plans that would weaken the votes of Black voters and other people of color,” the Justice Department said later, “given the urgency of this moment. I am aware of it,” he added.
Garland’s comments come at a time when illegal immigration into the country is reaching historic highs.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
