throwing out that law when it has worked and is continuing to work is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you're not getting wet
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: “throwing out that law when it has worked and is continuing to work is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm…”
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Justice Ginsburg critiques the Supreme Court's decision to gut the Voting Rights Act.
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