02709nam 2200577 a 450 991045670940332120200520144314.01-283-22452-697866132245210-7391-4914-8(CKB)2550000000045187(StDuBDS)AH23062551(SSID)ssj0000642871(PQKBManifestationID)12221219(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000642871(PQKBWorkID)10651790(PQKB)10684679(MiAaPQ)EBC744852(Au-PeEL)EBL744852(CaPaEBR)ebr10492812(CaONFJC)MIL322452(OCoLC)746926915(EXLCZ)99255000000004518720110519d2011 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrWhen the letter betrays the spirit[electronic resource] voting rights enforcement and African American participation from Lyndon Johnson to Barack Obama /Tyson D. King-MeadowsLanham, Md. Lexington Books20111 online resource (374 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7391-4913-X 0-7391-4912-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : Congressional authority and voting rights enforcement -- pt. 1. A retrospective and prospective look at the Voting Rights Act: Why discretion matters in voting rights enforcement ; Obama's inheritance: the Johnson framework, the VRA, and faith in federal power -- pt. 2. The challenge to congressional authority: Misdirection : political theatre and the 2006 reauthorization of section 5 ; Partisan spoils of office : a post-Shaw judicial philosophy of civic literacy ; Is "Bull Connor" dead? : contemporary public opinion on voting rights policy ; A battle of principals : Congress, the DOJ, and the George W. Bush Administration -- pt. 3. A systems theory approach to enforcement: The macro-political context shaping enfranchisement, 2000-2008 ; Conclusion : regulating discretion and the challenge of post-racial politics.African AmericansSuffrageHistoryUnited StatesPolitics and government1945-1989United StatesPolitics and government1989-Electronic books.African AmericansSuffrageHistory.342.73/072King-Meadows Tyson1972-912954MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456709403321When the letter betrays the spirit2044764UNINA