The House of Representatives has passed to the Senate voting rights legislation for their approval. In the House not a single Republican voted for it. In the Senate all eyes will be on Senator Mitch Romney since he appears to the the only Republican who has spoken out against racial injustice. As a devout Mormon he has marched in support of Black Lives Matter events organized by evangelical Christian groups. His father, a Michigan Governor, had participated in the 1960’s in Detroit civil rights marches. Now Senator Romney will have the opportunity to show if he is a true champion of democracy or merely a Republican who speaks of racial equality but can’t overcome his party’s politics when honest and resolute action is required. But we citizens must also take a position on racial equality. We must ask ourselves how meaningful are our expressions to racial equality if we aren’t willing to protect the voting rights of Black Americans now threatened by severe voting law changes in virtually all RED states?

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