03/07/2012
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"I am very concerned about what this will mean. We have seen what State legislatures have done since the Shelby County decision."
"Since the Shelby County decision, millions of Americans have unnecessarily been purged from voter rolls."
"The beauty of preclearance was that you stopped negative action before it began."
"Now, before 2013, Section 5, relying on Section 4, had helped prevent discriminatory voting laws from taking effect."