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He's asking a court to force the state to get federal permission before they can make any changes to voting or election laws in their state. now, the move is seen by create ings as a way to get around a recent supreme court ruling that wiped out part of the voting rights act. watch this. >> today i am announcing that the justice department will ask a federal court in texas to subject the state of texas to a preclearance regime similar to the one required by section 5 of the voting rights act. [applause] martha: very interesting. i'm joined now by greg abbott, the texas attorney general, he's a...