Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is no adequate substitute for the strong protections that had long been provided by the Section 5 preclearance provision
Al Franken: “Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is no adequate substitute for the strong protections that had long been provided by…”
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Franken critiques Section 2's effectiveness compared to Section 5.
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