Voting rights are under attack with Rick Hasen & Collin Allred

What we’re witnessing in Texas is one of the biggest threats to civil rights and voting rights since the Voting Rights Act passed in 1965.Richard Hasen, one of the great authorities on election law and Jen Rubin discuss the Supreme Court’s questionable decisions that have chipped away at voting rights, and why protecting voting will have to come through proactive, state-by-state action.Plus, Former Representative and current Texas senate candidate Colin Allred [22:15] came on to share how the state is fighting back, and what can be done to fix this mess.The Contrarian is owned by nobody. Your paid subscription helps us bring you the brightest voices in politics & culture and fight every day against the Trump chaos machine. Join us on Substack. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.contrariannews.org/subscribe