Section 2 alone is not sufficient. And I cannot stress that enough.
Dick Durbin: “Section 2 alone is not sufficient. And I cannot stress that enough.”
On the recordJuly 16, 2013
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Durbin emphasizes the inadequacy of Section 2 without Section 5 for protecting voting rights.
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