Voting change requirement needs update: #tellusatoday

We asked our Twitter followers what they thought about the Supreme Court striking down a key piece of the Voting Rights Act. Comments are edited for clarity and grammar:

Congress should keep the foundational statistics for federal preclearance up-to-date. Without doing so, out-of-date facts will fuel naysayers.

— @scottccote

Putting the preclearance formula in the hands of Congress might actually roll us back another 20 years or so.

— @BeHeardChris

Updates are needed to the Voting Rights Act, but I'm not holding my breath for this Congress to make those changes happen.

— @JakeThornburgh

2013 is very different from 1965. The Voting Rights Act should reflect changes in culture, and the mind-set and values of the times.

— @HDBrowning

The Supreme Court did what it did. Now Congress needs to act to make sure not one American is unfairly restricted from voting.

— @VAYD

Throwing out Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act is like throwing out your washing machines because you've washed all your clothes. They get dirty again.

— @JimmyCLewis

It was an outdated provision. The decision was right.

— @MissPriss_DST

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