It’s all about power, the maintenance, the retention of power. The Republicans understand the demographics are changing, that the ideology of the nation is changing, and it’s moving away from them.
Eric Holder: “It’s all about power, the maintenance, the retention of power. The Republicans understand the demographics are changing…”
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Holder discusses the Republican approach to voting rights in the context of changing demographics and power retention.
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This is a nationwide fight. And so, between now and then, I think Americans all around the country have to really get out there and vote like they have never voted before.
This is a slam dunk. I mean, this is not -- this should not be a difficult case to resolve. This is a classic Section 2 violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the crown jewel of the civil rights movement.
This is a classic Section 2 violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the crown jewel of the civil rights movement. The political power of African- Americans in Alabama was diluted, unconstitutionally, statutorily, inappropriately…
Given what we have learned, I think that he probably has to be held accountable.





