Equally concerning is how the legislative branch has allowed that to happen. This is the branch that is supposed to be the most responsive to everyday citizens. In all of our districts. Congress reauthorized the Voting Rights Act on a bipartisan basis, strong Republican and Democratic support, five times. And the Supreme Court reached its recent judgment based on its own assessment that the protections codified by Congress by legislators who had been duly elected by citizens all across this country. (03:34–03:42)
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Asserts that the Voting Rights Act was reauthorized five times with bipartisan support.
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