rights act is a classic example of exactly the kind of judicial activism the right loves to decry. it is also, and where things get ironic, an example of judicial activism that has backfire potential for conservative movement and for the republican party as a whole. let s start by pinpointing that activism. seven years ago in the summer of 2006 the united states congress, democrats, republicans, even socialists from vermont, all of them duly elected by the voters, took up reauthorization of the voting rights act. extensive, exhaustive hearings, testimony from witnesses and debates on the floor. and then the vote was taken. in the house it was 390-33. it s 198 democrats for it. in the senate, it was senate 98-0. but those 33 no votes in the house were mainly from republicans in the south, the deep south. deep south states with a history of discriminatory voting practices. the states that did or were covered up the preclearance requirements. basically if they wanted to change t
the energy and the soul that we brought to this, and that includes the friendship of everybody that s worked with us. of course, i know you ll join me in thanking president obama, who took this little trip to see us here on sunday. he actually just called me and before i came on stage to say, we can t win them all, and he knows that better than anyone, but he appreciates what i did and what you did and to extend his heartfelt thanks to everybody that worked on the campaign. and as i know from losing a campaign several years ago, writing a little piece about it for the herald, that i feel very strongly about, if you do not run, you cannot win, and you don t always win all tof the time, but you put in your best efforts, because sometimes it s better to travel hopefully than to arrive. and in some ways and we will continue to travel hopefully, i know that. i know that many of you had the great pleasure of seeing president clinton as he was out on the campaign trail. i want to
this senate seat belongs to no one person, no one political party, and as i have said before, and you will hear it today loud and clear, this is the people s seat. host: in his victory last night, scott brown said he won the vote scott brown won the vote of independents. boston globe headline says the obama health care plan is in peril. harry reid, the majority leader, is vowing to see scott brown as soon as the proper paperwork has been received. that is the way he put it. senator jim webb, a democrat from virginia, is urging, actually, that we postpone any health care vote until after scott brown is sworn in. and republic has taken ted kennedy s senate seat. democrats, call 202-737-0002, republicans, 202-737-0001. if you are an independent, call 202-628-0205. some of the other headlines on the front page here say, frustration with the status quo fuels emotions and turnout. a rebellious air sweeps even kennedy turf, a story from hyannisport there. scott brown 1, 51.9
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