Post on 17-Aug-2015
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LanceArmstrong,formerprofessionalcyclistandcancersurvivor,wasrecentlystrippedofallofhistitlesandsponsorshipsafterevidencethathehadusedperformanceenhancingdrugssurfaced.DopinghaslongbeenaprobleminprofessionalwhichispartoftheargumentArmstrongusestojustifyhisactions.EachofArmstrongstoprivalshavesincebeenfoundguiltyofdopingalongwithtwocyclists,FloydLandisandAlbertoContador,whoeachwontheTourafterArmstrongleftthesport.However,TravisTygart,theheadoftheU.S.AntiDopingAgency,makesclearthatregardlessofthecultureofthesport,Armstrongwentagainsttherulesanddeservestobepunishedforhisactions.Advocatingonbehaveofthereportersandcrushedfans,TygarthasmadeitclearthatnoAmericancyclistwillbegivenanadvantageoverthecompetition.Thissummer,Section4oftheVotingRightsactwasstruckdown.Ina54ruling,themajorityopinionoftheCourtbelievedthatvoterdiscriminationisnotascommonasitoncewasandthereforethereisnoneedfortheVotingRightsAct.ThedissentingopinionoftheCourttookamuchdifferentviewstatingthatstateswerealreadyimplementchangeslikevoterIDtosuppressminorityvotingthatwouldnothavebeenlegalundertheVotingRightsAct.