The news side of the Washington Times already did a great story
on this, and folks like Hans von Spakovsky, Abigail Thernstrom
and others have done good commentary on it as well (I'm too short
of time to find and provide all the links, for which I apologize,
but I'll try to come back later and edit them in), but today we
at the Wash Times editorial page
explain in no uncertain terms just how morally and legally
bankrupt is the Justice Department's decision last month to block
a small North Carolina town from holding nonpartisan local
elections. The Justice Department itself doesn't use the words we
use, of course, but the absolutely clear implication of their
decision and arguments is that black voters can't be trusted to
know their own minds. Among other things, we say, perhaps
somewhat puckishly, that DoJ's attitude is "antebellum." Do click
through to the link. DoJ's position is stunningly outrageous.
