Yesterday I linked to an article in The Guardian in which the architect of the lawsuits to bring down Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act appeared to express some second thoughts about how things have worked out since the Surpeme Court decimated Section 5 in the Shelby County case. In response, Ed sends along the following statement:

Just because I have concerns about some jurisdictions imposing voting requirements that discourage participation, it does not follow that I have regrets about any of the past or current cases I have helped file. I have no regrets. One of the problems giving interviews such as the one in the Guardian is that the complete answer to a question is often cut down by the author to make a slanted point.

Edward Blum