Throwing out preclearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: “Throwing out preclearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing…”
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Ginsburg criticized the Supreme Court's decision to eliminate preclearance for voting rights.
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