I just think that it is ludicrous for us to think that somehow now, the things that we are facing, particularly in Texas and elsewhere, are not akin to the same laws that were put in place then with the same objective and the end result: to suppress turnout and to, in many instances, deny the ability of all people to vote.
John Lewis compares current voting laws to historical discriminatory practices aimed at voter suppression.
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