“Today's Constitution is a realistic document of freedom only because of several corrective amendments. Those amendments speak to a sense of decency and fairness that I and other Blacks cherish.”
“Even if all parties approach the court's mandate with the best of conscious intentions, ... that mandate requires them to confront and overcome their own racism on all levels – a challenge I doubt all of them can meet.”
“The ban directly hampers the party's ability to spread its message and hamstrings voters seeking to inform themselves about the candidates and issues,”