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We have a 24th amendment to the u.s. constitution. it says the right of citizens of the united states to vote in any primary or other election for president or vice president, elections, shall not be denied by the united states or any state by a reason to fail to pay tax. isn't that what this is? >> this is also you have to remember there's a supreme court case that is decades old that makes it allows students to vote in the state at which they are en enrolled in college. so this is yet another attack. we saw this in new hampshire. we have seen it in other states where people have tried to int...

Keep heart-healthy. live long. for a healthy heart, eat the 100% natural whole grain goodness of post shredded wheat. doctors recommend it. finally tonight, a milestone in the fight for justice. today marks the 50th anniversary of the 24th amendment to the u.s. constitution. this amendment ended the poll tax in federal elections that was used in the jim crow south to suppress the african american vote. here is a receipt of a poll tax from louisiana in 1917. 50 years ago, they were eliminated. but today they are back in other forms, like voter id laws. >> many of those without ids would have ...

All of these things. rollbacks on early voting, cutbacks on voter registration, same-day registration, new absentee ballot restrictions, photo i.d. i've never seen it all together. i think that the republican legislature came into power in north carolina and john roberts freed them from the restrictions of the voting rights act and they went to town in the biggest bill that they could write. >> reverend, we saw tape of you announcing the lawsuit. what is the next step here for the fight against this bill which this round of the battle is lost. it has been passed. it has been signed. it's going...

I think that the republican legislature came into power in north carolina and john roberts freed them from the restrictions of the voting rights act and they went to town in the biggest bill that they could write. >> reverend, we saw tape of you announcing the lawsuit. what is the next step here for the fight fwens this bill which this round of the battle is lost. it has been passed. it has been signed. it's going to start going into effect. some provisions, quickly. some not until 2016. what is the next step in the battle here? >> your guess is right. these folk are acting as though they are ...

It? >> the lawsuit i have right here is connected to a movement. we have been meeting for 15 straight weeks among thousands of people and that movement is continuing to grow and galvanize. we are going to fight this with everything we have. we believe that the claim of this lawsuit is very strong. we are going to ask the court to join north carolina, we are going to ask for the process to happen. this is just bad for the nation. this is the first major voter suppression law after shelby. it is as though the governor wants to be like strom thurmond and george wallace on the wrong side of histor...