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BBC News - US Supreme Court strikes down Voting Rights Act clause
Using facts that are 40 years out of date typifies much thinking about race, an issue for which progress isn't allowed lest special privileges be lost.
40 years ago, it mattered because back then, pols were still elected. Today, all pols are bought, so voting rights makes no difference (unless you've got preferred stock and you're in a board room).