You know, you look at the origin of the word gerrymandered. You know the origin of the word gerrymander, don't you, Ben? Give me, give me the, give me the history. The Voting Rights Act was enacted to protect people's rights to vote, not to direct legislatures to discriminate based on race. And I gotta say, Ben, the reaction of Democrats to this decision, it has been hysterical. They are losing their minds. So it was Elbridge Jerry who was one of the founding fathers, one of. (12:48–12:54)
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Asserts the purpose of the Voting Rights Act is to protect voting rights, not to mandate racial discrimination in districting.
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