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Where rights are concerned. >> may profoundly under mined the voting rights act. it was around from 1965, before i was born. one was section five, and said if you're a state that discriminates, and you are trying to change your voting rules, you have to get it cleared by a court in washington, d.c., or the justice department. the court upheld that section of the voting rights action only a few years later to reverse course and strike it down. that was the first big strike on the voting act. today unfortunately is the second. they reached section two, that allows people to sue if they find a vo...

Undermined the voting rights act. this law has been around since 1965, before i was born, it had two big provisions in. at one was called section five, and said, if you are a state that discriminates then you have to change, and you are trying to g -- changer voting rules. we have to get it pre cleared by a court in washington d.c. with the justice department and they argue that case in 2010 in the court upheld that constitution. that section of the voting rights act, only a few years later to reverse course in a case called shelby county, and strike it down. that was the first big assault on ...

See, we need this restrictive voting thing or that restrictive voting practice and law and the like. the bottom line is today's decision is going to have to catalyze the voting rights bills currently pending on the floor in congress, because what the supreme court decision did, it didn't just remove a tool we have been using to prevent voting discrimination, it also kind of catalyzed and encouraged new rounds of voting discrimination with that language, nicolle, you just read about voting fraud. so the urge and need for a voting rights act is even more important now. >> neil, david, yamiche al...

Election psych ol' election integrity and it was never about voter fraud. exceptionally rare that we saw voter fraud. but suppression was a massive problem and it didn't come in just one package. it came in multiple times. she lost by a lot of votes. twa wasn't that close. >> the state of georgia could that make changes in their voting practice unless third cleared by the justice department. >> her opponent was running that election. you had her possibly is secretary of state in charge of the election. with that decision. >> suppression, she lost by a l lot. up next, vegas, baby. this will b...

Holding an unusual election where residents were allowed to cast six votes and they could use all six for the same candidate if they chose. and apparently, a lot of them did. this system was ordered by a federal judge to boost minority representation. get more minorities elected in. randolph mclaughlin was instrumental in making this process happen. his client filed a complaint years ago with the department of justice that led to the voting rights lawsuit and the judge's ruling. and bart didden won a seat on the board due to the town's new voting practice but doesn't think it's such a good ide...