We need to act as fast as we can to create that diplomatic resolution so that we will not have this problem,

Americans of our own time - minority and majority Americans alike - need the continued guidance that the Voting Rights Act provides. We have come a long way, but more needs to be done.

The resolution stipulates that the Patriot Act may do something (wrong), but it in no way supports that with any tangible evidence. If there are tangible problems with the Patriot Act, address those.

I need resolution, because there are other options. We need to act on those options — out of town.

If the Security Council fails to act decisively in the event of further Iraqi violations this resolution does not constrain any member state from acting to defend itself against the threat posed by Iraq or to enforce relevant United Nations resolutions and protect world peace and security,

It was to carry the American democratic journey beyond these failings that Black citizens and civil rights workers risked unemployment, violence and death.