I’m furious
The Supreme Court’s latest decision is a huge blow to voting rights.
I wish I were writing about something else today.
But we need to talk about the Supreme Court.
This week, SCOTUS dealt a major blow to the Voting Rights Act – one of the most important civil rights laws in our country’s history.
The Court struck down Louisiana’s congressional map and adopted a tougher standard for future voting-rights challenges, basically greenlighting the GOP’s effort to gerrymander its way to power.
Justice Kagan warned in dissent that the ruling would destroy “racial equality in electoral opportunity.”
Let me say this plainly: This is a sad moment for voting rights and our democracy.
And it is a dangerous one.
The New York Times reported that “at least one outcome is clear: The decision will improve Republicans’ fortunes ahead of the midterm elections.” They also reported the decision could allow Republican legislatures to eliminate around a dozen majority-minority House seats currently held by Democrats across the South.
That is not some abstract legal debate. That is a direct warning about who gets represented, which communities get heard, and whether our democracy is going to keep moving backward.
It matters because we have seen this game plan before: Chip away at voting rights from every angle. Shrink access. Redraw the maps. Change the rules to benefit the people already in power.
That is not an accident, friends.
This comes after Trump’s SAVE Act. After Republican efforts to make vote-by-mail harder. After more and more talk from MAGA folks about policing who gets to vote and how.
Today’s ruling fits into that same bigger pattern: Instead of building a government that actually works for people – and persuading voters to support them – too many Republicans would rather simply change the rules of the game.
I take that personally. Because I believe deep in my soul that America belongs to its people. And EVERY eligible citizen gets a vote.
The senior who votes by mail. The shift worker who gets off late. The young person voting for the first time. The mom juggling work and child care. The voters who have spent generations fighting just to be represented fairly.
That is who the Voting Rights Act was supposed to protect.
And when the Court weakens those protections, it is not just changing policy. It is telling whole communities that their voice matters a little less than it did yesterday.
That kind of bull honkey makes me furious.
Because I believe every eligible American deserves the freedom to vote and the confidence that their vote will count. I believe we should be making it easier for people to participate in our democracy – not harder.
And I believe we have to meet moments like this with moral clarity.
Because if we start treating decisions like this as normal, then we start accepting a politics where politicians choose their voters instead of voters choosing who represents them.
That is not democracy. That is just a bunch of powerful people doing whatever they want and disregarding the rest of us.
That is not what this country is supposed to be.
That’s why I’m fighting back. And why I’ll never stop.
More soon.
With grit,
Haley
A personal note from Haley 👋
I’m a lifelong Michigander and the daughter of small-business owners. I’ve spent my career fighting for Michigan’s working families – and now I’m running for the U.S. Senate to keep standing up for the people I love.
But here’s the truth: Senate control could come down to Michigan. And Trump and his megadonors know it. That’s why they’re gearing up to spend tens of millions to defeat me and hand this seat to a MAGA Republican.
I need your help to fight back. This race will be one of the most competitive – and expensive – in the country, and I’m counting on grassroots support to win.
If you’re with me, will you chip in today?