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On the recordJune 27, 2023
It is going to have an impact in making sure that the election in 2024 will have the state legislature appropriately circumscribed with a decision going the other way, I'd be very concerned that state legislators might use the power that they were given by a bad Supreme Court decision to potentially, potentially overturn the will of the voters in a particular state and that is not going to be able to happen now.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Eric Holder comments on the Supreme Court ruling that rejected the independent state legislature theory and its implications for future elections.

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