Because the court did not rule the VRA unconstitutional in its totality. It declared the system of determining who was under tighter federal scrutiny outdated and invited Congress to revisit it -- when they had 7 years prior and reauthorizedit by 90% margins.
Seems the very definition of legislating from the bench.
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Date: 25/6/13 15:34 (UTC)Seems the very definition of legislating from the bench.