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General to forestall illegal interference and denial of the
right to vote would be far more effective in achieving this
goal than the private suits for damages presently authorized
by the statute or the criminal proceedings authorized under
other laws which can never be instituted until after the harm
is done.
Consequently, I think that Congress should now
recognize that in order to properly execute the Constitution and
its amendments, and in order to perfect the intended application
of the statute, Section 1971 of Title 42, United States Code,
should be amended by:
First, the addition of a section which will prevent
anyone, whether acting under color of law or not, from threaten-
ing, intimidating or coercing an individual in his right to
vote in any election, general, special or primary, concerning
candidates for federal office.
Second, authorization to the Attorney General to
bring civil proceedings on behalf of the United States or any
aggrieved person for preventive or other civil relief in any
case covered by the statute.
Third, express provision that all state adminis-
trative and judicial remedies need not be first exhausted
before resort to the federal courts.
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per a B
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