all theorize the voting act three times. we held hearings, we debated, we voted. we were able to extend the act for 25 years. in 2006, the voting rights act passed 309 out of 333 house representatives, and 98 zero in the senate with the votes from 16 current sitting republicans, in this united states senate. 16 of them! voted to extend it. chairman, some of our friends sitting down here will tell you, strom fermon voted to extend the voting rights act. even strom thurmond came to