Given today's testimony, it is clear Kris Kobach is trying to steer the commission toward legislative recommendations that could suppress the vote in the 2018 election.
A Massachusetts school's policy that prohibits "distracting" styles has been used to punish Black students for their braids. Students of color were reportedly singled out for hair inspections—though white students with similar styles weren't grilled.
If Kobach and President Trump gave two shakes about fairness and the franchise, they'd take aim at voter ID laws that target voters of color. But we all know they won't do that.
Republicans keep trying to rest on their party's racial laurels from the late 19th century, when the GOP was the party of Black Americans. But today's conservatives can't claim that history or to be the saviors of Black folks.
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