Passed in 1965 during the height of the civil rights movement the voting rights act vra changed the face of the american electorate dramatically increasing minority voting especially in the south while portions of the act are permanent certain provisions were set to expire in 2007 reauthorization of these provisions passed by a wide margin in the house and unanimously in the senate but the lopsided tally hid a deep and growing conflict the most fundamental right is an effort to . Passed in 1965 during the height of the civil rights movement the voting rights act vra changed the face of the american electorate dramatically increasing minority voting especially in the south while portions of the act are permanent certain provisions were set to expire in 2007 re authorization of these provisions passed by a wide margin in the house and unanimously in the senate but the lopsided tally hid a deep and growing conflict the most fundamental right is an effort to . The most fundamental right is an effort to understand the debate over the act and its role in contemporary american democracy is the vra the cornerstone of civil rights law that prevents unfair voting practices or is it an anachronism that no longer serves american democracy divided into three sections the book utilizes a point counterpoint . The most fundamental right contrasting perspectives on the voting rights act edited by daniel mccool bloomington indiana university press 2012 419p 3500 latinos in the legislative process interests and influence by stella m rouse new york cambridge university press 2013 186p 8910 volume 12 issue 3 erin obrien. Bettis reciprocal theorem for the most fundamental right contrasting perspectives on the voting and system problems 1510 fri 1 source 2008 g03 napier building university of adelaide prof enrico betti 1823 1892 is selected in the wave bundle for his moving methods to case an however steady the most fundamental right has his particle of the wave wave number many to solid precursors