The fact that we had to have the 1970 renewal, the 1975 renewal, the 1982 renewal, the reason we have to keep coming back to it is that those who do not want our voices are never going to stop. So yes, yes, The John Lewis Freedom to Vote act is absolutely essential, but so is a constitutional amendment that further embeds how we see the right to vote. Because what the 15th amendment said was that you could not prohibit the right to vote based on race. We have never in this country had an actual explicit right to vote. (21:25–21:36)
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