calling for that compared with 8% of white citizens. do you still consider the attorney general and president as wrong to tell hispanic voters that perhaps their voting rights could be in jeopardy? >> the figures don't dispute what we have seen happen on election day. the question here is do these laws depress black voter tornout and there is no evidence that they do. >> kelly: jason let's go back to the voting rights act and language. do you know what the voting rights act of 1965 actually called for. in. >> the voting rights act of 1965 was about access to the ballot. that was the original intent of the voting rights act. >> kelly: let me read a little bit for you. the act is considered a landmark in civil rights legislation though some provisions have sparked poe let cal controversy and during the debate over the 2006 extension some republican members of congress objected to renewing the preclearance requirement.