It's not perfect, no. But the 1965 act is specifically the part that protects voting rights of minorities. Would voting be better without that? Especially given that one party has turned voter suppression into an integral part of their strategy for winning elections?
If it were left up to states, a large portion of them would deliberately not have these rules. And the nonstandardization of rules across the other states would mean that even in cases where they existed, the laws and associated court precedents would be a gigantic mess, making it a lot harder to litigate cases.
For reference on situations where minority voting rights are still a problem:
If it were left up to states, a large portion of them would deliberately not have these rules. And the nonstandardization of rules across the other states would mean that even in cases where they existed, the laws and associated court precedents would be a gigantic mess, making it a lot harder to litigate cases.
For reference on situations where minority voting rights are still a problem:
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/ohio-hit-lawsuit-over-gop-passed-...
http://www.southeastgeorgiatoday.com/index.php/8-newsbreaks/...
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/07/federal-appeals-...
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20170111/lawsuit...
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/a...
https://www.justice.gov/crt/cases-raising-claims-under-secti...
etc.