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Al Green: “If the Louisiana case is held to conclude that Section 2 is…”

Featuring: Al Green, Democratic | U.S. House Texas, 9th Congressional District

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Rep. Green's Press Conference Regarding SCOTUS' Decision on Texas' Gerrymandered Redistricting Map

Published | Video Starts at 16:06

It's just that proving it is going to be very difficult. So to abridge now my answer that I've given you with many, many words, let me just say it this way. If the Louisiana case is held to conclude that Section 2 is unconstitutional, that simply means that the difficulty in proving racial discrimination... will make it very difficult to prove it. Not impossible, but exceedingly difficult, nearly impossible. To the extent that one conclude, one might conclude that it will be impossible. But I say, as I rethink and think this, that it won't be impossible. (16:06–16:24)

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Asserts that declaring Section 2 unconstitutional will make proving racial discrimination in districting very difficult.

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