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If The Right Wing Has Their Way And State's Rights Control Voting Rights, They Would Remove Protections That Make It Difficult For Seniors To Vote. It Would Be Harder For Students To Vote On Campus. These Are Attempts To Suppress Acts Of Voting.

-Jesse Jackson

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Jesse Jackson

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If The Right Wing Has Their Way And State's Rights Control Voting Rights, They Would Remove Protections That Make It Difficult For Seniors To Vote. It Would Be Harder For Students To Vote On Campus. These Are Attempts To Suppress Acts Of Voting.

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