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Neal Katyal: “Over the last two weeks, Trump has single handedly made the case for the John Lewis Voting Rights Act better than…”

On the recordNovember 17, 2020
Over the last two weeks, Trump has single handedly made the case for the John Lewis Voting Rights Act better than anyone, better than even Jason, better than the NAACP, better than MALDEF, better than the Dems in Congress. He has launched really a modern-day Jim Crow, and his party is enabling it.
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Neal Katyal
Democratic · District of Columbia
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msnbc.com

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Neal Katyal argues that Trump's actions have highlighted the need for voting rights protections, equating them to a modern-day Jim Crow.

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