The worst of the worst in the 104th Congress

Article Abstract:

Congressional Republicans in the 104th Congress are responsible for legislation on Medicaid, immigration, welfare and legal services that will curtail individual rights and the protection of those rights. The block grant welfare reform package abdicates federal responsibility for fighting poverty. Medicaid recipients will be harmed by shifting funding to the states. Restrictions on the Legal Services Corporation will mean that many prisoners will no longer be able to raise constitutional claims. Legal immigration is being reduced, and both legal and illegal immigrants are being denied access to social services.

Political aspects, Welfare reform, Medicaid, Emigration and immigration law, Immigration law, Legal assistance to prisoners, Prisoner's legal assistance

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The Voting Rights Act: over the hill at age 30?

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The US Supreme Court's decision in Miller v. Johnson, which involved the 11th congressional district in Georgia, may have signalled the end of active enforcement of the Voting Rights Act by the Dept of Justice. The Court struck down a reapportionment plan that included a district that had been designed to ensure that a third majority-minority district was created in Georgia. The Court noted that the Dept of Justice's interpretation of the Voting Rights Act was inconsistent with the original intent. The Court will hear two more reapportionment cases in the 1995-1996 term.

Cases, Voting, Apportionment (Election law)

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Bright spots, small victories: primed for making cuts, the 104th Congress actually preserved some rights this year

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Many programs and laws that protect and benefit low-income and disadvantaged Americans were preserved in the 104th Congress despite the assault on these programs planned by Republicans committed to the "Contract With America." Affirmative action programs were not changed, despite bills repeatedly offered by Sen. Phil Gramm. Much of the funding for the Legal Services Corporation was preserved, and the funding was not changed to block grants. Most programs like these benefited from support by moderate Republicans opposed to social legislation that disregards history.

Affirmative action, United States. Legal Services Corp.

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