I don’t always read former Governor Ehrlich’s weekly column in the Sun.  I hardly ever listen to right-wing talk radio.

For the same reason: accuracy is not their objective.

However, I did read yesterday’s column.

Below is my letter to the editor in response.

 Dear Editors:

Former Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. is entitled to his belief that the Supreme Court did the right thing in striking at the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.  He is not entitled to misleadingly quote from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dissent.  

“Even Judge Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s dissenting opinion cites the ‘impressive’ voting rights progress that has taken place in the impacted states [subject to pre-clearance of voting changes by the U.S. Justice Department],” writes the former governor.

This is what Justice Ginsburg wrote:  “True, conditions in the South have impressively improved since passage of the Voting Rights Act. Congress noted this improvement and found that the VRA was the driving force behind it.”

The former governor owes an apology to the Justice and his readers.