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Photo id measure was blocked under section five of the act and regarded as one of the most discriminatory voting proposals in the country at the time. >> you know, i just want to get this in perspective. i couldn't have a better person here than julian bond. if you think about the way america has changed, back in 1964, the all-white delegation to the united states senate -- texas, south carolina, georgia, mississippi, virginia, they're all white guys, basically. they all voted against the civil rights bill knowing that was good politics to deny the chance of a black person to walk into a resta...

Time. >> you know, i just want to get this in perspective. i couldn't have a better person here than julian bond. if you think about the way america has changed in, 1964, the all white delegation to the united states senate, texas, south carolina, georgia, lds, mississippi, virginia, they're all white guys. they all voted against the civil rights bill knowing that was good politics to deny the chance of a black person to walk into a restaurant, go to a men's room or ladies room in a gas station to vote against all those rights was in their political interests because to blacks were allowed to ...

Covered by section 5 of the voting rights act. they're now open to a haute of attacks in those jurisdictions that over time have been most adaptive and most intense in forms of voter discrimination. for example, the supreme court issued its opinion this morning around 10:30. already today, there are news reports from the state of texas which are saying now that texas will implement its photo i.d. measure. you'll remember that texas's photo id measure was blocked under section five of the act and regarded as one of the most discriminatory voting proposals in the country at the time. >> you know...