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Of the things that happens is suppression laws is the real fear that america is more and more diverse and people of racial minorities or the national origin minorities tend to vote democratic, and that is forcing the suppression, and i guess i would also add to that just so that we don't lose the direct line between the voting rights act of 1965, and today, you know, that d.o.j. letter that myrna was referencing earlier is a letter from the d.o.j. saying that look, florida has fife counties covered under the voting rights act and before those counties make any change in their voting practices,...

Discriminatory voting practices but does it have unin tenned consequences? >> it appears that the justice department has been using the voter righting act differently than its writers intended. this is port chester, new york. a small community making national headlines because of its unusual local election. if you are a registered voter here you get six votes when it comes to electing the six member board of trustees. you can vote six times for one candidate or split up votes among different individuals. this is the result of a long battle in court when the justice department came in and said ...

>> sean: the voting rights act of 1965 was created to combat discriminatory voting practices but does it have unin tenned consequences? >> it appears that the justice department has been using the voter righting act differently than its writers intended. this is port chester, new york. a small community making national headlines because of its unusual local election. if you are a registered voter here you get six votes when it comes to electing the six member board of trustees. you can vote six times for one candidate or split up votes among different individuals. this is the result of a long ...

>> sean: the voting rights act of 1965 was created to combat discriminatory voting practices but does it have unin tenned consequences? >> it appears that the justice department has been using the voter righting act differently than its writers intended. this is port chester, new york. a small community making national headlines because of its unusual local election. if you are a registered voter here you get six votes when it comes to electing the six member board of trustees. you can vote six times for one candidate or split up votes among different individuals. this is the result of a long ...

>> sean: the voting rights act of 1965 was created to combat discriminatory voting practices but does it have unin tenned consequences? >> it appears that the justice department has been using the voter righting act differently than its writers intended. this is port chester, new york. a small community making national headlines because of its unusual local election. if you are a registered voter here you get six votes when it comes to electing the six member board of trustees. you can vote six times for one candidate or split up votes among different individuals. this is the result of a long ...