It is fitting that this hearing is being held in a city that has been central to the struggle for achieving civil rights for all Americans.
Mr. Chairman, I certainly disagree with the decision taken by the majority of the court.
to reestablish some of the protections that we had and maybe to go further in some other respects.
But for other reasons--I mean, if people are still alive and they are able to vote they should be allowed to vote and should not be purged f...
I simply wanted to, first, thank the witnesses both from the first and second panels.
There probably needs to be some changes made, particularly because, you know, we had the bad Supreme Court decision recently, which is allow...
I think the states have an absolute right to do that, not just for their own--for legislatures but for Congress, too.
I have always read the Shelby County decision as saying that Section 4 was unconstitutional.
It seems to me that if you had a modern test you could justify this even under Shelby County.
Thank you for examining discriminatory barriers to voting.
Restoring the vitality of the Voting Rights Act is of critical importance.