I thank Congresswoman Adams for those enlightening remarks and for her extraordinary leadership not only here in Congress, but for 40 years that she spent in the classroom at Bennett College. She has been a trailblazer for sure. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Price), who also is a former college professor, who represents the Fourth Congressional District. I thank him for joining us tonight.
Share
More from G. K. Butterfield
I had spent thirty years in a courtroom before coming to Congress, and, you know, in a courtroom, the rules are so much different than the rules for ethics for Members of Congress.
Unfortunately, the High Court decided that political gerrymandering is not protected by the Federal Constitution.
What was struck down was Section 4, which is the formula that decides which States, which counties, which cities are included in Section 5.
Section 5 has been very meaningful and has meant a lot to the political progress the minority groups have made across the country.
Other voices in this conversation
