Transcripts for MSNBC The Sunday Show With Jonathan Capehart

MSNBC The Sunday Show With Jonathan Capehart January 16, 2022 16:42:00

the history of the voting rights act. as you said, it passed 98-0 i guess the last time it was reauthorized. the president -- president biden articulated last week in atlanta that, in fact, 16 senators who are in the senate today actually voted for that reauthorization. you know, this -- it is so unfortunate because some of the things that are happening around the states in these state legislatures actually go directly at the heart of the voting rights act and the reality is the supreme court is a court. it's not the legislature. it's the legislature, congress's job, to pass laws and the supreme court said in its holding in holder case that in fact all that congress has to do is come back and update the voting rights act, which is why the john lewis voting rights enhancement act -- advancement

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