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M arch 19, 1 9 86
CSK/lm
on the Nomination of
f or t he
T hursday, March 13 , 1 9 86
M r. C h a i r ma n a n d Member s o f t h e C o mmi t t e e :
Turner, have fought' long and hard to achieve free and unfettered
T he Vot i n g R i g h t s A c t w a s , a n d s t i l l i s , v i t a l l y i mp o r t a n t
wit h o u t t h e V o t i n g R i g h t s Ac t .
t o t h e e n f o r c e ment o f t ho s e l aw s , a n d t h u s , t o t h e ex e r c i se
t he f e d e r a l b e n c h .
twenty years ago with clubs and cattle prods. Tw enty years
to use i t wi t h suc c e s s , c r i m i n a l i nv es t i ga t i . o n s w e r e b e g u n .
o f an y w r o n g d o i n g . Fur t he r m o r e , i n i n i t i at i n g t h e c as e ,
s in t h e y c o mmi t t e d w a s b e i n g t o o s u c c e s s f u l i n ga i n i ng v ot e s .
The scope and character of the investigations conducted
by the FBI who then hauled them over 180 miles by bus to a
T hese v o t e r s , a nd ot h e r s , ha v e a n n o u n ce d t h e y a r e n o w
g ovex'nment i n A m e r i c a. I f we ar e goi n g t o m a k e o u r t i me l e s s
i nd i v i d u a l r i gh t s a n d a c o m mi t ment t o e q u a l j u st i c e f or al l .
The integrity of the Courts, and thus the rights they protect,
t at i n g e f f e c t on n ot on l y t he j ud i c i al sy s t e m i n A l a b a m a ,