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Republicans Smell Blood In The Water On The Voting Rights Act. Again.

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April 6, 2022 4:54 p.m.

Lawyers in the office of Texas’ attorney general smell blood in the water.

They’re hunting the Voting Rights Act, and specifically Section 2, which was significantly weakened by the Supreme Court last year, and has been the prey of choice for conservatives around the country since. 

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