Um.......doesn't it seem more likely that Bush was perhaps referring to the portion of the legislation that would require the re-authorization, as opposed to the entirety of the Voting Rights Act?
> Bush tells CBC he's 'unfamiliar' with Voting Rights Act > > by Roland S. Martin, Chicago Defender > > January 27, 2005 > > President George W. Bush met with the Congressional Black Caucus Wednesday > for the first time as a group in nearly four years, but what CBC members > said stood out the most was the president's declaration that he was > "unfamiliar" with the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most > significant pieces of legislation passed in the history of the United > States. > > At the conclusion of yesterday's 40-minute meeting, Bush - who attended > along with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice - was asked by Rep. Jesse > Jackson Jr. (D-2nd) whether he would support the re-authorization of a > portion of the Voting Rights Act that must be approved every 25 years (It > will come up for consideration next year). > > "I don't know anything about the 1965 Voting Rights Act," Jackson recalled > the president saying in an interview with the Chicago Defender. > > He said that a hurried Bush went on to say that "when the legislation > comes before me, I'll take a look at it, but I don't know about it to > comment any more than that, but we will look at it when it comes to us." > > "It was so unbelievable to me that as soon as I walked out, I got Frank > (Watkins, Jackson's top legislative aide) on the telephone, put > (Congresswomen) Maxine (Waters, D-Calif.) and Sheila Jackson Lee > (D-Texas), so that I could confirm what he just said is what I heard," > Jackson said. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Protect Your PC from viruses, hackers, spam and more. Buy PC-cillin with Easy Installation & Support http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=61 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:146276 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
