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“PUNCH DRUNK AFTER ONLY ONE ROUND?” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1875 on Sept. 28, 1995.
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PUNCH DRUNK AFTER ONLY ONE ROUND?
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HON. CYNTHIA A. McKINNEY
of georgia
in the house of representatives
Thursday, September 28, 1995
Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. Speaker, I am outraged and dismayed that the Voting Rights Section of the United States Justice Department seems punch drunk after only one round. Is it that the lawyers over there have forgotten the rich and violent heritage that resulted in their employment?
The Voting Rights Act was won only after tears had been shed and blood had been spilt. People died for the passage of the Voting Rights Act. And that our country could survive the turmoil and emerge a better place for all of us is a tribute to our strength.
But the Justice Department is about to let us down. The headline in yesterday's Atlanta Constitution just about tells it all: Another majority-black district at risk. It reads, ``The U.S. Justice Department has abandoned its defense of Georgia's 2nd Congressional District, and state attorneys on Monday admitted that race dictated the drawing of its lines--putting the future of another majority-black district in jeopardy.''
Anybody can be a star when times are good. It was adversity that made Dr. Martin Luther King the strength of a nation. It was adversity that made John Lewis a hero to us all. Shame on you, Department of Justice. Shame on you!
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