in the caliber and character of other nominees in the group because of their position on civil rights issues and other issues as well. >> and i want to actually read from a statement that congressman john lewis had put out. again, i believe you were part of this coalition. it says, quote, the coalition finds it troubling that several of the nominees include persons who have advocated in favor of georgia's voter i.d. laws and for including the confederate battle emblem as part of the georgia state flag. so he cited those two specific concerns in that instance. >> those were two of the issues that were particularly in the context of civil rights that we found troubling. mr. boggs, who's a member of the state legislature, fought to keep the confederate flag flying as a part of georgia's