i remember when president clinton had dr. john hope franklin lead a commission on a conversation. we need to go from conversation to legislation. just having nice conversation and leaving thins the way they are will only bring us back to this opponent all over again. >> how about this, though, do the comments by the president on friday, does that help energize this nation to get this legislation. lawmakers, they heard it? >> no doubt about it. i was glad he mentioned state legislation. we're preparing for 50th anniversary to march on washington, martin luther king iii organizing a whole continuation rally around that. don't forget the march on legislation in '63 was to get legislation, jobs and freedom, led to the '64 civil rights act and '65 voting rights act. the move in '13 must be to get the congress in '14 and '15 to deal with preserving voter rights which has now been very much impacted by the supreme