In her landmark dissent when the Supreme Court struck down the Voting Rights Act, Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote, “When confronting the most constitutionally invidious form of discrimination, and the most fundamental right in our democratic system, Congress’ power to act is at its height.”
As we mourn Justice Ginsburg’s death, two crucial bills to make constitutionally guaranteed voting rights a reality have passed the House of Representatives, are languishing in the U.S. Senate thanks to Mitch McConnell and Susan Collins.