republicans voted in favor of reauthorizing the voting rights act. now we have no republicans in favor of reauthorizing. so if they can make a shift in their position, maybe it's time to make a shift in ours. now, i don't understand why senator manchin feels that we ought to hold on to the position we had when they have changed their position. so when we're all together and we're doing this irrespective of party and talking about voting as being an american issue to maintain this democracy, then we're all together. that is my preference. he's talking about what should be, and, yes, i agree. that's what should be. but that is not what is. so we have to govern ourselves accordingly. >> this is -- he's also proposing rather than requiring