Richard Durbin actually said...

without preclearance, without Section 5, and only Section 2, it is hunting season for discriminatory voting practices.

that is, changing the rules in response to a new perceived threat from minority citizens when really the minority citizens are exercising th...

one of the goals here is to just make it easier for people to vote.

we all recognized that, despite real progress in America, unlawful and unfair discrimination in voting remained.