Wild Bill Posted June 26, 2013 Report Share Posted June 26, 2013 WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) — By a five-to-four vote, the Supreme Court today acted, in the words of Justice Antonin Scalia, “to relieve millions of Americans from the onerous burden of having to vote.” Writing for the majority, Justice Scalia stated, “Since 1965, citizens across the nation have lived under the tyranny of being forced to elect people to represent them. This is an important step to free them from that unfair and heinous obligation.” Justice Scalia added that the Voting Rights Act had “thrust upon the shoulders of millions of Americans the terrible and unwanted burden of exercising their rights in a democracy.” “Many of them have been forced to drive to polling places, wait in line, and then cast their vote because of the oppressive requirements of this Act,” he wrote. “It is our honor and duty to free them from those hardships.” In conclusion, Justice Scalia wrote, “Our message today to the American people is simple: we are voting so you won’t have to.” http://m.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/06/supreme-court-frees-americans-from-burden-of-voting.html#entry-more Dalladdicky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregS Posted June 26, 2013 Report Share Posted June 26, 2013 (edited) Borowitz is a comic writer. Let's keep this in perspective please. However succinct, his observations are to be regarded as tongue in cheek. He's a pretty smart guy. Edited June 27, 2013 by GregS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Malamute Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Satire can cut through and get to the heart of a matter in a much more direct route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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