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Beto O'Rourke: “The Voting Rights Act itself has been completely gutted by…”

Featuring: Beto O'Rourke, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 33:31

… America will be better if we stop them and if we win power for ourselves, beginning with democracy on the 60 year anniversary of the Voting Rights act. Knowing that The Voting Rights Act itself has been completely gutted by the Roberts Court. Instead of telling folks as we did in 2024, that we're going to save a democracy that really, functionally, effectively does not exist in this country. (33:31–33:37)

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Asserts that the Roberts Court has gutted the Voting Rights Act.

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