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Ted Cruz: “The Supreme Court, by a vote of 6 to 3, rejected [the…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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The Save America Act—FINALLY on the Floor of the Senate

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So if you look at. During the civil rights. It can be multiple days. Yes, it can be weeks. If you look at the Civil Rights act … The Supreme Court, by a vote of 6 to 3, rejected [the argument that requiring photo ID to vote would disenfranchise minorities]. … the leadership there forced. Kept a legislative day open for weeks and kept forcing them to filibuster and talk and talk and talk and talk. And eventually it wore them down. (28:42–28:44)

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Asserts that the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against the argument that photo ID laws disenfranchise minorities.

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