Extension of the Voting Rights Act: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, First Session, May 6, 7, 13, 19, 20, 27, 28, June 3, 5, 10, 12, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, and July 13, 1981, Մաս 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1982 - 2813 էջ |
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Արդյունքներ 100–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... . That is the reality of it , there is no way to deny that reality . In this context , we can't continue to react parochially to national issues if we want to be a great Nation . I join you in welcoming the witnesses and beginning what 4.
... . That is the reality of it , there is no way to deny that reality . In this context , we can't continue to react parochially to national issues if we want to be a great Nation . I join you in welcoming the witnesses and beginning what 4.
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... continue to be to black participation in the political process . Mr. Chairman , I have brought here today testimony addressing itself to many of the basic issues that confront this committee , that confront this Congress , indeed , that ...
... continue to be to black participation in the political process . Mr. Chairman , I have brought here today testimony addressing itself to many of the basic issues that confront this committee , that confront this Congress , indeed , that ...
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... I know of proposes to do that . No matter what we do , the Federal registrars , the Federal ob- servers , will still be in place and all the poll taxes are still illegal . Section 3 ( c ) will continue in perpetuity , 11.
... I know of proposes to do that . No matter what we do , the Federal registrars , the Federal ob- servers , will still be in place and all the poll taxes are still illegal . Section 3 ( c ) will continue in perpetuity , 11.
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... continue in perpetuity , which permits court action to suspend any voting abuses which may be sought and even require preclearance . Attorneys fees are provided for successful private attorneys who seek to enforce the act and these are ...
... continue in perpetuity , which permits court action to suspend any voting abuses which may be sought and even require preclearance . Attorneys fees are provided for successful private attorneys who seek to enforce the act and these are ...
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... continue today . We recognize , however , that parties in office try to remain in office and one way of doing that is by making choices regarding election rules and district boundaries in their favor . Some amount of that is no more ...
... continue today . We recognize , however , that parties in office try to remain in office and one way of doing that is by making choices regarding election rules and district boundaries in their favor . Some amount of that is no more ...
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Էջ 147 - ... all men are created equal; and are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; and that among these are, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
Էջ 5 - ... We Shall Overcome" We shall overcome, we shall overcome, We shall overcome some day.
Էջ 137 - The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Էջ 85 - I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Էջ 705 - State, who are entitled to vote by the constitution thereof herein recognized, except as a punishment for such crimes as are now felonies at common law, whereof they shall have been duly convicted...
Էջ 325 - Voters who are members of a racial minority might well be in the majority in one district, but in a decided minority in the county as a whole. This type of change could therefore nullify their ability to elect the candidate of their choice, just as would prohibiting some of them from voting.
Էջ 19 - Columbia for a declaratory judgment that such qualification, prerequisite, standard, practice, or procedure does not have the purpose and will not have the effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race or color...
Էջ 403 - God Bless America. * Land that I love ™ Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam God bless America My home sweet home.
Էջ 237 - ... voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure with respect to voting...
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