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State has some justification for it, then that passes muster under the voting rights act so this was the first time the supreme court has ever applied the voting rights act or what's left of it to voting law changes and the past it's always been used to measure redistricting tests, you know, when you redraw the lines for congressional or state legislative boundaries. that's the test, he says, he says in the opinion we're not announcing a test but here's guideposts so it's sort of the next best thing to being there. the dissenters say this eviscerating what's left of the voting rights act that ...

Seeing how republicans reacted to what joe manchin put forth here, does that only validate that argument? >> it might validate the argument, but i think it's -- it's an irrelevant argument or moot argument because regard lesion of what progress us in the house mostly may say, joe manchin is joe manchin, and you're not going to have him change his mind, and joe biden is a bipartisan man by nature who is an institutionalist and wants to reach across the aisle, so i don't think you're going to change their nature. look, i come from up of those states where there have been voting law changes recen...

But make no mistake, this is a big victory. after conservatives on the supreme court gutted section 5 of the voting rights act in 2013, texas ruled to enact the restrictive voter i.d. law. since the state no longer had to clear voting law changes with the department of justice. today's news could have big implications for the fight for voting rights across the country. we're still waiting on a decision in the voting rights trial in north carolina, which also hinges on section 2 of the law. we've got a long way to go. but this is an important step in the right direction. joining me now by phone...

More in it that could be used for education. what i will say to you is that bill was passed by a bipartisan vote and not one single no vote in the homeland security committee. if there is a moving target that would work, alex, i think it is that bill. >> i will just make before i switch gears and pick up something that looked like on the sheet that you held up that flyer for anybody who cannot make that 2:00 city hall meet ing they can join the conversation on twitter and the hashtag is time is now, and that is something that i read there and people can do the voice their opinions and thoughts...

Quantity to check some of our top stories making headlines this hour. wall street, that's a big plus sign making a comeback after some pretty stinker days in the past. right now, we're up about 102 points following upbeat economic reports particularly coming out of china. the supreme court handed down a real big ruling today limiting part of the votesing rights act of 1965. provision in question was a provision that gave federal authorities some very serious overthyme sight in 15 states that have a history of voter discrimination. the government had to give the okay for any voting law change...