Hillary Clinton slams Supreme Court voting rights ruling, says decision 'overlooks reality'

WASHINGTON, DC: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday, April 30, launched a scathing attack against the Supreme Court’s conservative majority, accusing them of a move that will "live in infamy" by demolishing the Voting Rights Act.

She claimed that Republican-led states are already moving to redraw congressional maps in a calculated attempt to weaken the voting power of Black Americans.

Hillary Clinton blasts SCOTUS for 'fantasy' ruling

The outburst from Clinton came after the Supreme Court decided to gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, ruling that Louisiana had over-relied on race when redrawing its maps in 2024.

Clinton used her platform to accuse the justices of ignoring the truth in favor of a partisan agenda.

"In the 24 hours since the Supreme Court's majority ruled to demolish the Voting Rights Act's remaining protections, Louisiana and Tennessee have already signaled that they'll redraw their congressional maps with the clear effect of shutting Black voters out," Clinton wrote on X. "The Court's decision overlooks reality for a self-serving right-wing fantasy and it will live in infamy."

Barack Obama accuses justices of abandoning duties

Earlier, Former President Barack Obama responded to the move, accusing the conservative bench of intentionally failing in its duty to protect the rights of minority groups.

Obama argued that the ruling "effectively guts a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act" and called it "just one more example of how a majority of the current Court seems intent on abandoning its vital role in ensuring equal participation in our democracy and protecting the rights of minority groups against majority overreach."

He pushed his followers to respond by voting in massive numbers to overcome what he described as a major setback for the country.

He added, "The good news is that such setbacks can be overcome. But that will only happen if citizens across the country who cherish our democratic ideals continue to mobilize and vote in record numbers."

Democrats label SCOTUS decision 'Trump court' plot

Meanwhile, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries took the rhetoric further, directly attacking the legitimacy of the bench by calling it "the Trump court."

He accused the justices of working to "rig the midterm elections and beyond" through voter suppression.

Jeffries demanded that his supporters find "the courage, the character, and the conviction" of civil rights icons like John Lewis and Rosa Parks to fight back.

Furthermore, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer also denounced the ruling, vowing that Democrats would work to reverse the decision.

"At a moment when our democracy demands vigilance, this ruling moves us further from its promise," Schumer said. "The commitment of equal representation has been broken before, and every time, Americans have forced it back into law. Senate Democrats will fight it once again to reverse this awful decision."