Eric Gay / APĪ half-century after Latinos began to feel the impact of the Voting Rights Act's protections, there are big questions whether there will be much to celebrate come the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act and the 50th of the 1975 extension. That history "becomes interesting when one sees over the last three years how Texas has been at the forefront of lawsuits for challenging the constitutionality of Voting Rights Act," Fraga said. The number of Latinos in elected or appointed office has grown to 6,124 and the share of eligible voters who are Latino has hit 11 percent. The significance is tangible today as the Latino vote has become a “must have” for any candidate wanting to get elected to the White House. Ford Library) David Hume Kennerly / The White House via AP (AP Photo/White House Photograph Courtesy Gerald R. Ford, who declared "Our long national nightmare is over" as he replaced Richard Nixon but may have doomed his own chances of election by pardoning his disgraced predecessor, has died Tuesday Dec. “This law in 1975 was an absolutely critical contributor to all the success and growth we’ve seen in Latino political empowerment,” he said. It also gave power to Latinos to begin to build political influence, to bring court challenges against discriminatory redistricting and election systems that kept Latinos from electing Latinos to public office, Fraga said. Signed by then President Gerald Ford, a Republican, the extension ended discrimination against so-called “language minorities,” the Mexican Americans of Texas and California, Puerto Ricans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Alaskans, Hawaiians and others who continued to be kept from voting for at least a decade after the Voting Rights Act became law.Įxtending voting rights protections to Latinos made it possible to translate registration materials into Spanish, launching larger Latino voter registration drives. “This law in 1975 was an absolutely critical contributor to all the success and growth we’ve seen in Latino political empowerment,” Luis Fraga, University of Notre Dame professor. “But for the Latino community, the 40th anniversary of the 1975 extension of the act is just as important.” “It is important to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act,” said Thomas Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF. Thursday marks the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, a gem of the civil rights movement, but now arguably weaker than when it was signed by President Lyndon Johnson.īut for Latinos – often a footnote in the nation’s recall of voting rights discrimination – what is more significant is that Thursday also is the anniversary of the 1975 extension of the Voting Rights Act, also signed on Aug. Many English words incorporate Latin roots to create meanings based on original Latin words.“The Voting Rights Act is only as good as somebody who is willing to challenge the laws and make a case,” Molina, no longer in office, told NBC News. There are lots of Latin words found in the English language today. verbatim - literal "word in Latin (I repeated the instructions verbatim.).sinister - adverse, wrong, malicious "left" in Latin (He had a sinister gleam in his eye.).in promptu (impromptu) - spontaneous "readiness” in Latin (We took an impromptu trip to Denver last week.).gratis - free "kindness" in Latin (She's fixing my stairs totally gratis.).extra - outside, in addition to (Can I have extra guacamole?).emeritus - having retired or been discharged from a position but still retaining the title “having fully earned” in Latin (My father is a professor emeritus at Boston University.). ![]() bonus - additional "good" in Latin (The basketball player earned a bonus shot.).bona fide - real or genuine “good faith” in Latin (This is a bona fide job offer.).alter - the other, one of two (John really has an alter ego.).ad hoc - for this (We set up an ad hoc committee to plan the party.).You'll find many of these words used every day in the legal profession. Some Latin adjectives in current use are so common, we forget they’re actually Latin words at all. Well-Known Latin Adjectives in Current Use
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