Desiline Victor, the 102-year-old Florida woman whom President Obama singled out in his State of the Union Address for waiting hours in line to vote last November, sent a letter to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia criticizing his characterization of the Voting Rights act as a "racial entitlement," the Huffington Post reported.
"Justice Scalia, the Voting Rights Act is not a racial entitlement," Victor wrote in her March 12 letter. "It is an important protection that helps all Americans exercise their right to vote. It was put in place because, sadly, there are people in this country who don’t want everyone to have an equal voice at the ballot box."
HuffPo has the full letter.
102-Year-Old Florida Voter Criticizes Scalia Over 'Racial Entitlement' Comment | TPM LiveWire
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