James E. Clyburn

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

Photo of Oliver C. Dawson stadium submitted for FB Cover Photo contest.Send SC6 photos [email protected] http://t.co/u3UuO5gYgd — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

7 South Carolina HBCU students named 2015 HBCU All-Stars by the @WhiteHouse http://t.co/GO337xKKNa — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

Beautiful sunset in Burton, SC submitted for the FB Cover Photo contest.Send SC6 photos [email protected] http://t.co/IXdzc3xpDv — PolitiTweet.org

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I am requesting photos from around SC6 to feature as my Facebook Cover Photo. Here are the details of the contest: http://t.co/7397zC7oUn — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

RIP Louis Stokes. A founding Member of the CBC, he was a legendary leader and public servant. His legacy will long endure. — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

RIP #JulianBond, great thinker, activist, & true champion for justice w/ whom I shared the founding though not always the direction, of SNCC — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

Good luck @csingleton__2! #Emanuel9 https://t.co/68dkRkOdkn — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

Extremely proud of @csingleton__2 who will be throwing the first pitch at the @Yankees game tonight. Good luck. #Emanuel9 #loveisstronger — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

I am saddened to hear the news about President Carter. I offer him my best wishes for a speedy recovery. — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

Charleston and the State have lost a political pioneer and I have lost a personal friend. RIP Herbert Fielding. http://t.co/5r8a8ux1nA — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

So sad to hear of the passing of the late SC state Senator Herbert Fielding. He did so much for the people of this state. He will be missed. — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

to ensure that effective voting, ‘is a matter of right, not a function of grace.’” (50/50) — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

After all, the provisions of the Voting Rights Act are present, one court said, (49/50) — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

could return us to the nightmarish conditions which were first codified in 1881 & from which we have just recently begun to emerge. (48/50) — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

Charleston & Greenville & Florence & Horry is not the end of the dream. I hope that your actions will guard against any results that (47/50 — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

signal of good faith & hope you could send to Americans would be to support the Rodino Bill, assuring that the progress made in (46/50) — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

& his or her qualifications. It is w/in yoru power to send the same kinds of signals today. I believe the most positive, reassuring (45/50 — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

“[H]opefully, we will approach a day that consideration of a political candidate can be made on the merits of that person’s proposals (44/50 — PolitiTweet.org

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that is required to protect the rights of the people instead decides to ignore those rights.” (43/50) — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

that argument fails to the one outstanding candidate, black or brown, who loses his or her chance for selection b/c the government (42/50) — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

time, financial impositions, & court burdens this would consume. And there is the argument that pre-clearance is burdensome, but (41/50) — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

Also, there is the idea of requiring private individuals to bring suit in district court. But we are aware of the extraordinary (40/50) — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

more importantly, when there is no compelling need to do so, the Supreme Court probably would find such extension unconstitutional. (39/50) — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

to all 50 states, but we know this would effectively kill enforcement b/c of a lack of sufficient budget commitments, but, (38/50) — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

“The arguments for diluting the Voting Rights Act are transparently pretextual. Some say pre-clearance coverage should be extended (37/50) — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

that is, diluting the Voting Rights Act.” (36/50) — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

staggering terms, so the last shall be first, threatening to remove the most feasible access minorities have for seeking relief – (35/50) — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

for office seekers & changing voter registration hours & removing registrars from outreach registration & changing polling places & (34/50) — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

increasing filing fees & extending the terms of incumbent office holders & re-registering & w/holding information on qualifications (33/50) — PolitiTweet.org

James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn

There is gerrymandering & multi-member districts & numbered seats & at-large voting & majority runoff requirements & (32/50) — PolitiTweet.org