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"Our state's policies and practices are being weighed on the scales of justice," the letter states. "They, and all of us who stand on the sidelines and watch them go into effect without raising our voices, are judged on the criteria established in our faith traditions and the principles in our documents which first constituted our nation and state. No matter which measure of human decency is used, our moral profile is a scandal.

Three State Capitols in North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Florida are echoing with the songs and chants of people who feel scorned by their state government.

Move aside Florida, North Carolina is now the new poster child for voter suppression. The Moral Monday movement in the state is now more important than ever. Maybe someday we’ll look back at this period as the turning point when the nation realized just how important the Voting Rights Act was and is.

The bill even eliminates Citizens Awareness Month to encourage voter registration, notes Brent Laurenz, executive director of the nonpartisan North Carolina Center for Voter Education.

An inspiring grassroots movement is fighting back against the GOP’s outrageous budget cuts and attacks on democracy.

Organizer: 'When you are hurting, you need to be around some people who still believe in the possibility of us being one people'.

Over 120 arrested in latest NAACP-led action as earlier arrestees face trial for civil disobedience in North Carolina.

'If you thought you had a fight a month ago, you ain't seen nothing yet,' say protest leaders as 151 arrested