mark thiessen is a former speech writer for president george w. bush. we have two marks.'ll try to keep you both straight here. the supreme court just decided this a few weeks ago. basically said you can't use the formula to decide that states and municipalities are doing something wrong, hurting minority voters and have to go through the extra hoops when they want to make changes and get permission from the federal government to make changes in voting schedules, procedures, places, that kind of thing. that formula was kicked up decades ago. wouldn't you want a new formula, the court threw it back to them, get this house in order. because things have changed in the last 40, 50 years. if there weren't places discriminating 40, 50 years ago, wouldn't you want to know about that? >> if they would implement new legislation that would protect minority rights this wouldn't be as much of an issue. a lot of americans were frustrated with the legal rationale the supreme court used and the effect. if it's not -- the intention isn't to discriminate but the affect will be to disenfra