we must pass voting rights protection in the senate. the senate must do their job. we're going to see this happen over and over, if in fact members of the senate don't develop courage and stand up and protect our constitution and protect the right to vote. >> you know, on that notion, you mentioned the idea of almost this notion of a post-racial world that was alluded when section 5 was gutted. and the idea of turning a blind eye. rick, republicans would argue, and let's play devil's advocate, we should have race-blind mapping here. you shouldn't be taking into consideration the race. certainly there is racial bloc voting, the idea of having enough concentration of power to elect a candidate of your choice, not having that voting strength diluted. and having the opportunity to vote for the winner. what do you say to the argument