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G. K. Butterfield: the Voting Rights Act is not fully enforceable now. It has been wounded, and your party refuses to fix it.

On the recordAugust 27, 2020
the Voting Rights Act is not fully enforceable now. It has been wounded, and your party refuses to fix it.
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G. K. Butterfield
Democratic · North Carolina

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Butterfield criticizes the current state of the Voting Rights Act and the lack of action to restore it.

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