representatives there. you look at a state, for instance, like south carolina. it isn't only expanding voting i.d. laws. they're making it difficult to vote. they're discussing in south carolina a bill that would make it harder for disabled people to vote, that would essentially say if you're disabled, you have to get a note from your doctor to get an absentee ballot. there are all sorts of measures going on. i think we're going to have a long, hot summer about the culture wars in many ways. that's what this voting rights act is about. >> you mentioned some of the signs of bipartisanship we are seeing, but we've also seen republicans lead the charge in the last few years on a lot of these new restrictive voter i.d. measures. so just where is the party going to go with this issue? >> right. there's a lot riding on the republican party, too, at this point as the party trying to bring more minority voters and candidates into the fold. they can't ignore this incredible debate we're having in our country over voting rights. that said, i don't think we should be so encouraged by