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That political power was the democratic party. >> you know, the republican party is the party of lincoln. the civil rights act, lyndon johnson president, he couldnt pass the civil rights act, the voting rights act, without the help of the republican party. the republicans supported it. there were democrats, lets see, former klansman robert byrd who became senate majority leader, al gores father, etc., bill clintons big mentor. hang on. known segregationist. so is there a point hes making here th...

That political power was the democratic party. >> you know, the republican party is the party of lincoln. the civil rights act, lyndon johnson president, he couldnt pass the civil rights act, the voting rights act, without the help of the republican party. the republicans supported it. there were democrats, lets see, former klansman robert byrd who became senate majority leader, al gores father, etc., bill clintons big mentor. hang on. known segregagationist. so is there a point hes making here ...

Of the d.o.j.. >> to give the background you worked five years in the justice department in the voting section of the justice department? >> thats right. >> tell us what that is. >> we enforce federal election law all around the country, whether its the voting rights act, election day monitoring. improving of voting laws in 16 states under the section 5 voting acts. a lot of work. >> the voting rights act is obviously needed, and we have this whole issue that came up with the new black panthers ...

Accommodations, now were looking at a supreme court who just made a decision that sets us back on our voting rights. what must we do to obtain protection for our voting rights. weve got to, again, lobby the congress of the united states, work very hard, organize and even march to make sure that the gains that were made are not lost in this struggle. >> and, pete williams, just to bring you back in, the congresswoman just talked about the supreme court decision on the voting rights act which many...

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