G. K. Butterfield: “I would stipulate that the President was aware of this change in policy, and he would be derelict if he was not aware of…”

We took the case into Federal court, and the lower Federal courts ruled in our favor and ruled that the State legislature engaged in partisan gerrymandering and that it was a violation of the Federal Constitution.

Now the Supreme Court is going to have to decide whether or not State courts have any authority whatsoever over election laws within the State.

Let's just keep fighting, let's keep pushing, and let's keep representing the people that elect us every 2 years.

The Voting Rights Act has transformed American politics and we are on a good trajectory.