as georgia republican paul broun did last year. he introduced an amendment to block the enforcement of the voting rights act. he brought it up in the middle of the night. john lewis, that democratic georgia congressman beaten to an inch of his life on the edmund pettus bridge, john lewis was there in the house in the middle of the night last year, in may of last year, to answer paul broun when powell broun tried to block enforcement of the vote ing rights act. when john lewis confronted him, paul broun collapsed, apologizing and stuttering and wishing he had not brought it up. >> maybe some of us need to study a little contemporary history dealing with the question of voting rights. just think, before the voting rights act of 1965, it was almost impossible for many people in the state of georgia, in alabama, in virginia, in texas, to register to vote, to participate in a democratic process. it's shameful that you would come here tonight and say to the department of justice that you must not use one penny, one cent, one dime, one do