Page 8
11,1 ^ îo rtla u b (If) h s e ruer
A pril 3, 2013
New Prices
Effective
May 1,2010
Martin
Cleaning
Service
401
at
liw ta H ahp
Carpet & Upholstery
Cleaning
Residential &
Commercial Services
Minimum Service CHG
$45.00
A sm all distance/travel charge
m ay be applied
CARPET CLEANING
2 Cleaning Areas or
more $30.00 Each Area
THF G&O MAKgg
5^000 TME§ WHAT
T i e IO W ST PÀD
BAPIO7E& /MKfS M P ,
Pre-Spray Traffic Areas
(Includes: I sm all H allway)
1 Cleaning Area (only)
$40.00
happy /
Includes Pre-Spray Traffic Area
(Hallway Extra)
Stairs (12-16 stairs - With
O ther Services): $25.00
Area/Oriental Rugs:
$25.00 Minimum
Area/Oriental Rugs (Wool):
$40.00Minimum
Heavily Soiled Area:
Additional $10.00 each area
(RequiringExtensive Pie-Spraying)
UPHOLSTERY
CLEANING
Sofa: $69.00
Loveseat: $49.00
Sectional: $109 - $139
Chair or Recliner:
$25 - $49
Throw Pillows (With
th
Other Services): $5.00
%
ADDITIONAL
SERVICES
• Area & Oriental Rug
Cleaning
• Auto/Boat/RV Cleaning
• Deodorizing & Pet
Odor Treatment
• Spot & Stain
Removal Service
• Scotchguard Protection
• Minor Water Damage
Services
SEE CURRENT FLYER
FOR ADDITIONAL
PRICES & SERVICES
Call for Appointment
(503) 281-3949
Hearye Hearye Justice Scalia - Voting is a Right
Abuses are
sadly still part
of the electoral
landscape
by M arc M orial
L ast m onth D u r­
ing S uprem e C ourt
oral arg u m en ts in
S h elb y C o u n ty v.
Holder, Justice A ntonin Scalia called
a key part o f the V oting R ights A ct
- Section Five - a “racial en title­
m ent.”
Section Five requires that the
Justice D epartm ent or a federal court
“pre-clear” any changes m ade to
voting procedures by covered j u ­
risdictions to ensure they do not
“deny or abridge the right to vote on
account o f race o r color.”
T his act w as established to fix a
broken system , and it rem ains rel­
ev an t today. As long as b latant
v o ter su p p ressio n m easures like
voter ID law s and district gerrym an­
dering are being used to keep cer­
tain groups from the polls, the V ot­
ing R ights A ct - in its entirety -
rem ains necessary.
A nd to clear up any confusion
that Justice S calia o r anyone w ho
found m erit in his argum ent has,
le t’s be clear: V oting “rig h ts” are
indeed that - a right g uaranteed to
every citizen o f the U nited States. b la c k s w e re ro u tin e ly s u b je c te d
T hey are no t a special privilege. to in tim id a tio n , e c o n o m ic sa n c ­
T hey are not a gift.
tio n s, b e a tin g s an d ev en m u rd e r.
Ju stic e S c a lia ’s co m m e n ts are a
T h e 1964 m u rd e rs o f th re e v o t­
sh am e fu l re ite ra tio n o f a rig h t- in g rig h ts a c tiv ists at the h a n d s o f
w in g p o litic a l in te rp re ta tio n o f the M is s is s ip p i K la n sm e n a n d th e
C o n stitu tio n . T h e fa c t is the V o t­ M a rc h 7, 1965 B lo o d y S u n d a y
in g R ig h ts A c t w as in re sp o n se to b e a tin g o f p e a c e fu l v o tin g rig h ts
an in a rg u a b ly u n ju st an d u n fa ir m a rc h ers b y A la b a m a S tate tro o p ­
sy ste m fo r v o tin g in th is c o u n try . e rs are h o rrific e x a m p le s.
P rio r to th e V o tin g R ig h ts A ct,
W h ile th e re h as b een u n d e n i­
m illions o f A frican A m ericans, p ri­ a b le p ro g re s s sin c e 1965, v o tin g
m a rily in th e S o u th , w ere fo rce d to rig h ts a b u se s are still sad ly a p a rt
No voting qualification or
prerequisite to voting, or standard,
practice or procedure shall be
imposed or applied by any State or
political subdivision to deny or
abridge the right o f any citizen o f
the United States to vote on account
o f race or color.
- Voting Rights Act of 1965
f
b ack ed cam p a ig n s o f E lectio n D ay
in tim id a tio n to n ew v o te r ID re ­
s tric tio n s . C u t b a ck s in e a rly v o t­
in g e v e n led to a F lo rid a w o m an ,
10 2 -y e a r-o ld D e silin e V ictor, h a v ­
in g to stan d in lin e fo r th re e h o u rs
to v o te in N o v e m b e r’s p re s id e n ­
tial e le c tio n .
T he V oting R ights A ct, and spe­
cifically its S ection 5 preclearance
provisions, is still n eeded to protect
ag ain st such abuses. W hile Justice
S calia is eith er co n fu sed o r m is­
g uided in his ch aracterization o f the
right to vote as a racial entitlem ent,
in 2006, C ongress u pheld this basic
right by o v erw h elm in g ly reautho­
rizing the V oting R ights A ct for
an o th er 25 years.
H ouse Speaker, John B oehner
said at the tim e, “T h e V oting R ights
A ct has been an effective tool in
protecting a right that is fu n d am en ­
tal to o u r d em ocracy and renew ing
this landm ark law w ill ensure that
each and every citizen can continue
to exercise th eir right to vote w ith­
out the threat o f intim idation o r ha­
ra ssm e n t.”
W e intend to hold the S peaker to
those w ords. If the S uprem e C ourt
declares any part o f the V oting Rights
A ct unconstitutional, C ongress will
have a final chance to keep Section
5 alive.
ru n a g a u n tle t o f “ v o tin g q u a lifi­ o f the A m e ric a n e le c to ra l la n d ­
c a tio n s o r p re re q u is ite s ,” in c lu d ­ s c a p e .
in g lu d ic ro u s lite ra c y te sts, d is ­
In fa c t, e v e ry p re s id e n tia l e le c ­
c rim in a to ry p o ll ta x es, an d o th e r tio n o f th is new c e n tu ry has b een
Marc Morial is president and
b u r e a u c r a tic r e s tr ic tio n s . A n d p lag u ed by votin g p ro b lem s - from
chief executive officer o f the Na­
w h e n th o s e m e a s u r e s f a ile d , “ h a n g in g c h a d s ” to T e a P a rty -
tional Urban League.