THREAD: It's the 5th anniversary of Shelby County v Holder, the #SCOTUS case that gutted key provisions of the Voting Rights Act. #RestoreTheVOTE 1/5
As Justice Ginsburg said in her dissent, gutting the VRA "is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet." 2/5 
Since 2013, Republicans across the country have been putting up barriers to the ballot box, making voting harder for students, low-income Americans, people of color and seniors. 3/5
Republicans have pushed for strict voter ID laws, purged voters off the rolls and even redrawn district lines for political advantage 4/5
Let America Vote has been fighting for more than a year to create political consequences for vote suppressors and elect voting-rights champions. #RestoreTheVOTE 5/5
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