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Distinction. Well, it was certainly a purpose that went into the majority district but it was not the predominant motive. I understand that. Dont you have to use race to comply with section 5 . Thats right. Is there any way to comply with section 5 without using race . There is not. But you dont have to use race in this way, mr. Brasher. Nobody would say that section 5 required you to maintain a 78 district and a 78 district was no longer needed with respect to a groups ability to elect a candidate of choice. I respectfully disagree with that. Once again, we followed the same preclearance strategy that georgia followed in 2005. Congress made a record in 2006 to try to reauthorize section 5. Georgias plan from 2005 which kept all their majority black districts all the same was a good thing. We did the same thing in this redistricting cycle that other states did, we did the same thing that the plaintiffs did when they were in charge of the legislature in 2001. Theres been some inconsiste ....
And youve got five trillion dollars of outstanding obligations now that somebody has to deal with. Thats in the current of housing finance. Thats not in the future. So, somebody has got to deal with that. And whether its fannie or freddie or somebody else, i mean, thats, i think, a decision that congress has to make, not fhfa. Let me switch topics here for just a minute. That has to do with the mortgage debt relief act. Director watt, i dont think any state has felt the impact of falling home values more than the state of nevada. Congress passed mortgage debt relief act to ensure those who owe more on their mortgages than they do on their homes are now worth would not be hit with additional income taxes. Im not going to ask your opinion on the irs or thank you. On income taxes. But i think its unfortunate. No one gets hit more than lowincome, middleincome families. I think its unfair and i think most would concur that its unfair, that individuals would have to pay taxes on income that ....
For that reason. Well, it was certainly thats a very fine distinction. Well, it was certainly a purpose that went into the majority district but it was not the predominant motive. I understand that. Dont you have to use race to comply with section 5 . Thats right. Is there any way to comply with section 5 without using race . There is not. But you dont have to use race in this way, mr. Brasher. Nobody would say that section 5 required you to maintain a 78 district and a 78 district was no longer needed with respect to a groups ability to elect a candidate of choice. I respectfully disagree with that. Once again, we followed the same preclearance strategy that georgia followed in 2005. Congress made a record in 2006 to try to reauthorize section 5. Georgias plan from 2005 which kept all their majority black districts all the same was a good thing. We did the same thing in this redistricting cycle that other states did, we did the same thing that the plaintiffs did when they were in char ....