And ironically, we don't need to go too deep into this, but they actually pushed the envelope of Article 1, Section 4, Clause 1. So far, I don't think that could have been upheld as constitutional. I mean, They trampled on all sorts of state sovereign authority matters that went far beyond the realm of just federal elections. They would have subjected every voting jurisdiction in the United States. It would have rendered every voting jurisdiction of the United States a preclearance jurisdiction, whether you had ever had a history of racial discrimination or not. (1:17:15–1:17:23)
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