Consequently. I assert without fear of successful contradiction that if Congress should approve any one of these bills. and the preambles and the whereases of any one of these bills. which assert that the Department of Justice needs further law. the Congress would be uttering what necessarily must be described in the politest language possible as legislative prevarication. I am aware that some people contend that it is very difficult. and requires a great amount of time. for a registrar or other election official to determine whether a person meets the literacy test prescribed by State law. or for a Federal court or for a Federal judge or for a Federal voting referee to make such determination. I shall ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to call upon the services of the distinguished junior Senator from Mississippi in a practical demonstration of just how long it would take a Federal judge sitting without a jury or a Federal voting referee or State registrar or any other State election official to determine whether a person meets the literacy test prescribed by State law. In so doing I shall ask the Senator from Mississippi to assist me in determining whether I am able to meet the literacy test prescribed by the North Carolina constitution. which is typical of most of the literacy tests which these bills seek to nullify. I wish the Senator from Mississippi would take out his watch now and see how long it takes me to satisfy this literacy test in his presence.
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