potentially helping the d.o.j.'s case, is that a possibility, that that example will help their case? now we have texas and we have got north carolina. we are going to be watching all of these efforts ramp up now that the vra has taken away and what supreme court has done taken away the federal oversight who is doing what in those states. >> right. unfortunately, i think their tools are limited. right now, the justice department is, first of all, using rhetorical strategies. from a legal perspective, secondly, quite limited now that supreme court has gutted the voting rights act. under section two they are trying to bring a novel legal argument and see it that will at least work. there is also cases that have been brought by the naacp and aclu in north. at this point, all they can do is try. >> ryan, former secretary of state colin powell got a lot of attention after warning republicans yesterday that voter