Notes

1. The Constitution of the United States clearly argues that the federal government should protect minorities and citizens. Congress also claims the authority to pass the VRA under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. The 14th Amendment states that people should be treated equally

Evidence: All person born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

2. It has been three months and there are more than 50+ restrictions. (Therefore we need to bring back Section 4)
Citation: MSNBC, 03/29/13, http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/three-months-30-states-55-new-voting-r

Evidence: In 2011 and 2012, 180 new voting restrictions were introduced in forty-one states. (That is about 182.5 laws being passed from 2011 to 2012.) Ultimately, twenty-five laws and two executive actions were passed in nineteen states following the 2010 election to make it harder to vote. In many cases, these laws backfired on their Republican sponsors. The courts blocked ten of them, and young and minority voters—the prime target of the restrictions—formed a larger share of the electorate in 2012 than in 2008.

3. Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act has protected millions of American’s equal voting right. Eliminating Section 4 will eliminate the voting security of minorities.
Citation: Quote from President Obama in the article, “Supreme court strikes down key part of VRA” by Richard Wolf and Brad Heath. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/06/25/supreme-court-shelby-voting-rights-alabama-congress-race/2116491/

Evidence: “For nearly 50 years the VRA enacted and repeatedly renewed by wide bipartisan majorities in congress - has helped secure the right to vote for millions of Americans”, Obama said. “Today’s decision invalidating one of its core provisions upsets decades of well - established practices that help make sure voting is fair, especially in places where voting discrimination has been historically prevalent.”