Friday, June 20, 2014

Ron Christie - Eric Cantor’s Last, Legacy-Burnishing Task: Update the VRA


Ron Christie, a former aide to Vice President Cheney, now writer for the Daily Beast, offers some advice to Rep. Eric Cantor before he bids his final adieu. 

He writes:

"Before he heads for the exits, Cantor can do something good for the country and broker a deal updating the Voting Rights Act. As the fallout from House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s stunning primary defeat continues, the departing number two in the House should burnish his legacy by pushing through a bill to reauthorize the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA)."

Read complete article here.