Amendments to the Voting Rights Act are in big trouble in Congress.  Why?  Because of a windshift over the last 5 years.  The wind shifted because the Voting Section abused and misused power.  It dropped cases it shouldn’t have dropped.  It brought cases it shouldn’t have brought.  It didn’t enforce parts of the law it didn’t like.  This cherry picking and abuse means that those in the House that voted for the 2006 law won’t vote to pass it again.  One example of many from the Hill:

Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-Texas) voted for the law’s reauthorization in 2006, but says he won’t again.

“Back at home, my constituency has shifted significantly and does not believe Texas should be singled out. They believe elections are being done properly. They believe redistricting is being done properly. They don’t have the same concerns they did eight or nine years ago when I voted for it,” he said.