Yes, I'm sitting here. But the fact is, the gap in voter turnout, the racial turnout gap, has actually grown wider since 2013. And It's grown twice as fast in the states that used to have to pre clear that were under Section 5, Southern States primarily. It's grown twice as fast in those states now that we have lost the protections of Section 5. Roberts has long felt that we didn't need Voting Rights Act. (06:18–06:30)
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Asserts that the racial turnout gap has widened more quickly in states previously covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
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