"The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was indeed a vital instrument of democracy, ensuring the integrity and reliability of a democratic process that we as a Country hold so dear."

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"The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was indeed a vital instrument of democracy, ensuring the integrity and reliability of a democratic process that we as a Country hold so dear."

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"The Patriot Act allows and provides a basis for an exchange of information."

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"The challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery."

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"The people who couldn't get out of New Orleans to escape the storm were predominantly Black."

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"I, for one, would think both about how far we have come as a country and how much further we need to go to erase racism and discrimination from our society."

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"Full participation in government and society has been a basic right of the country symbolizing the full citizenship and equal protection of all."

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"If we believe in our current penal process, then the penalties imposed by judges and juries should be the only sanctions for one's crime, not the invisible sanctions of the legislature."

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"The President is destroying the fabric of America with a combined policy of war, tax cuts for the wealthy, and reductions in spending for domestic needs."

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"The Klan had used fear, intimidation and murder to brutally oppress over African-Americans who sought justice and equality and it sought to respond to the young workers of the civil rights movement in Mississippi in the same way."

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"We love the ability of the people to influence the actions of decision-makers, of lawmakers and presidents to be removed from or elevated to office by the will of voters, and of the community to connect amongst diverse populations through the ballot box."

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"Meanwhile, our young men and women whose economic circumstances make military service a viable career choice are dying bravely in a war with no end in sight."

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