Representative Sensenbrenner voted for the 25 year extention of the Voting Rights Act in 2006.

To ensure that the gains made (click here) by minorities during the Civil Rights Movement were not jeopardized, Jim introduced legislation to extend the Voting Rights Act for 25 years, which was later signed into law.

I have disagreed with Rep. Sensenbrenner, but, he does have a history of extending citizen's rights.


This is him speaking at the 2008 Rally for the Americans with Disability Act. (click here)

Representative Sensenbrenner is consistent in his view of the rights of citizens. He was also on the front lines of The Patriot Act when it was first passed. I have to wonder with all the problems with the NSA does he still see it all the same way.

Rep John Lewis (D-GA) (L) and Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) (R) testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee July 17, 2013 in Washington, DC. Lewis and Sensenbrenner testified during a full committee hearing on 'From Selma to Shelby County: Working Together to Restore the Protections of the Voting Rights Act.' (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) 

by Laurie Kellman, Associated Press
July 17, 2013 at 5:09 PM
 
“The Supreme Court (click here) said it’s an obligation of Congress to do this. That’s a command of a separate but co-equal branch of government to do that,” Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., told reporters Wednesday after urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to get moving on the issue. The law, he said, should be passed before the congressional elections. He added that House GOP leaders are open to the task, but they have to see a draft first, it must address the court’s objections and be “politically acceptable in both houses” of Congress....

Americans unaffected by civil rights legislation, including that of the disabled, don't appreciate the nobility of those that do come forward to create a level playing field through legislation. I can't deny this forthright willingness by Rep. Sensenbrenner to be one of the first to speak to the need for new legislation is admirable. His advocacy for the least among us has been consistent. 

The US Attorney General and President Obama should consider him an ally in writing the legislation necessary to preserve our democracy. This isn't a political problem for him or his district. This is something they believe in. 

I believe the RNC Chairman took issue with Rep. Sensenbrenner's statements in support of the ruling of the Supreme Court. It just goes to prove, the RNC does not respect the elections and those elected so much as demand all Republicans to act to carry out rhetoric that is harmful to Americans. I find Priebus disrespectful of the people Rep. Sensenbrenner represents. That is a shame. The Representative deserves an apology.