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Act. theres section two, a provision that allows for private litigants and for the department of justice to pursue discriminatory changes to methods of elections, and the hopes of other discriminatory voting measures as a provision that allows for jurisdictions that have intensely discriminated to be bailed in to coverage, where they have to submit their voting changes for approval. but i like the point that congressman lewis made about how the supreme courts devastating, and really, disgraceful...

Suggests that the supreme court should do that again this time. >> looking at the -- im glad that you brought that up, because looking at the ways that this has been challenged in the past, its obviously been challenged in the political arena. there have been long debates about this in congress. they have always been resolved by overwhelming votes, increasingly overwhelming votes in favor of keeping the act, there has also been challenges up to and including the supreme court fault approximately...

Act, as you mentioned in your introduction, they did their homework. they held 21 hearings over ten months, hearing from 90 witnesses both for and against reauthorizing the voting rights act, and created the 15,000 page record which outlined in great detail, and the last reauthorization period more than one thousand proposed discriminatory changes were blocked by section 5 of the voting rights act. the reality is that the theme of the voting rights act is yes there has been tremendous progress i...

Specter. and im going to look at the situation and make an independent judgment. >> senator, can i hold your book while i ask you a question? >> oh, yeah. >> so, senator arlen specter author of "life among the cannibals." >> if you hold my book, a answer your request he. >> senator santorum has said now that he regrets helping you -- supporting you, helping your campaign. do you regret helping put two conservatives on the supreme court? >> well, im rethinking that. im still watching. i will say ...