Madeleine Dean actually said...

I think about Pennsylvania, and we are the poster State for some good things surrounding voters rights and some very bad things.

The chaos and confusion which ensued from that piece of legislation until it was overturned as unconstitutional was costly to people.

If we can't all vote, if we can't all fully participate, then we are not a true democracy.

Each reauthorization of VAWA has made important improvements leading to tangible results.