You also claim that certain provisions of the Voting Rights act were inappropriate because things in Alabama and the Southern states had sufficiently changed since the original passage of the Voting Rights act in 1965. Yet time and again, As soon as the Roberts court has weakened the protections of the Voting Rights Act, we have seen Southern states move to further disenfranchise black voters. Are you aware of the current controversy on redistricting and the prospect of many minority seats being eliminated? I'm not working on any of those matters, senator, but I'm generally familiar with them. (03:25–03:34)
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Asserts that weakening of the Voting Rights Act led to disenfranchisement efforts in Southern states.
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