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On the recordJuly 26, 2021
Yet, the Supreme Court has treated this special statute worse than other law passed by Congress, first, by eviscerating section 4, and thus, castrating section 5.
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Hank Johnson
Democratic · Georgia

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The Supreme Court has weakened the Voting Rights Act significantly.

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