Speaking of casual racism

[NoPasaran]

Last week voters in Austin voted to support a tax increase that will help fund a new medical school. Beaten at the polls, the teabagger opponents of Prop One are trying their luck in the courts, citing (and I am not making this up) the Voting Rights Act.

The suit by Prop 1 opponents, led by Don Zimmerman, treasurer of the Travis County Taxpayers Union political action committee, claimed that the ballot language was improper and confusing, especially to minority voters. As such it violated the Voting Rights Act, designed to guard against discrimination at the polls, the suit said.

“The court holds that plaintiffs have failed to establish a substantial likelihood of prevailing on the merits … (and) have an almost impossible burden to demonstrate that the Voting Rights Act provides them the opportunity to challenge the language of Proposition 1,” Yeakel said in his 11-page decision.

Stephen Casey, the lawyer for Zimmerman, his PAC and two minority voters, said he is exploring options, including the possibility of appealing to the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. He argued before Yeakel Wednesday afternoon that the ballot language amounted to “cheerleading” and that minority voters, whom he said have lower reading comprehension than whites, were more likely to find the wording confusing.
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/judge-rejects-effort-to-medical-school-proposition/nS7j2/

[psychmommy]

1. That is not real. Tell me that is from the onion.

OMG!

[NoPasaran]

2. I wish it was

All too real, I'm afraid.