argument, it came up in oral ar uments all the time from skeptical justices, this is a law from the 1960s. do times change? why is this time has changed but, you know, the legacy of discrimination in the south is still very apparent if you look at voting patterns there. who they elect and who votes in those elections. you know, this is interesting, in 2006 you see how the political will has changed. in 2006 boehner and issa both voted in favor of this law. republicans right now are trying to distance themselves from this case in particular but it s very clear the political will seems to be indicating republicans believe they can get rid of section 5. it s possible to do that. in 2006 you had republicans moderate and conservative republicans almost laughing out of hand in attempts to change the voting rights law in the ways that the conservative justices seem to be suggesting we do, which is to get rid of some formulas for coverage. as a matter of fact, the formulas for coverage, to