The right of black Americans to vote could expire in 2007. The Voters Rights Act, signed in 1965 by Lyndon B. Johnson, was just amended for another 25 years by Ronald Reagan in 1982. Not only will the 25 years be up in 2007, but the act was never made a law.

African-Americans are the only group that requires permission under the United States Constitution to vote. Congress will once again have to decide whether blacks should retain the right to vote, and 38 of the 50 states will have to approve another extension. The act needs to be made into a law.

Khalilah Lightner


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