This week, the Supreme Court upheld two provisions in an Arizona voting law that would restrict access to the ballot box. The law emerged shortly after states like Florida and Georgia implemented voting laws in order to better secure the voting process after the 2020 presidential election. The laws received a number of criticism, and Florida Rep. Charlie Crist (D) is now slamming the Supreme Court as “misguided” decision for their vote to uphold the two provisions.
In a statement, the former Governor of Florida, who’s currently challenging Governor Ron DeSantis (R) for the role, expressed that he is “deeply disappointed by the Supreme Court’s decision further undermining key elements of the Voting Rights Act.” “Legislatures across the country, including in Florida, are passing laws placing. Undue burdens on seniors, the disabled, and communities of color, trying to restrict their right to be heard in our electoral process,” he warned.
Calling the decision “misguided,” the Florida lawmaker expressed that the recent decision “is yet another deliberate effort to weaken the Voting Rights Act, a law created to eliminate discrimination in voting after centuries of disenfranchisement and suppression.”
The decision comes at a time when progressives have called for the resignation of Justice Breyer. With talks of increasing the number of Supreme Court Justices, the GOP has rallied against the idea while progressives have championed the move while also noting that the Supreme Court needs more progressive Justices.
Breyer questioned the idea of “court packing” and received criticism as a result.
In reference to the Arizona decision, Crist pointed out that Floridians “cannot give up hope” and that he “will continue to fight for equal access to the ballot, and we can and must pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act as soon as possible.”
