Black votes matter

The Republican Senate put together legislation in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. This was a step in the right direction, although it seems unlikely to go anywhere.

However, if Republicans really want to show that Black lives matter, here’s a suggestion: The GOP immediately will cease all voter-suppression efforts. A five-year investigation by George W. Bush’s Justice Department found scant evidence of voter fraud. There is, essentially, no voter fraud in the United States.

All efforts to suppress voting are Jim Crow by another name. There is nothing more pernicious in a democracy than disallowing anyone the right to vote. Do the right thing. Renounce voter suppression.

John Andrews Santa Fe