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Thom Hartmann: GOP to Blow Up the Voting Rights Act?
So if you're a Republican lawmaker - and you still want to keep blacks and minorities from voting - what's your next move? To get rid of the Voting Rights Act! And that's what they're trying to do. Attorneys General in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Texas - all Republicans - have filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court calling for certain provisions of the Voting Rights Act to be struck down.
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