The Editor: The Editor suggests that you read up on the Texas redistricting case still being argued

in the federal district court in San Antonio. On June 28, 2013, Texas asked the court to dismiss the federal case that was filed against Texas's redistricting map. (Posted next to this post) The grounds for the Texas action is the US Supreme Court ruling in Shelby County v Eric Holder where the Supreme Court ruled that section 4(b) was unconstitutional because it relied on outdated formula. The San Antonio court denied the State of Texas' request to dismiss on July 1, 2013. (Posted next to this post) On the same day, the federal court issued a new order regarding attorneys' fees and asked parties to submit briefs on how Section 3(c) might impact the case. (Posted next to this post) Section 3(c) of the Voting Rights Act is referred to as the bail-in mechanism of the Act or as the bail-in trigger of the Act. This section gives federal court an opportunity to apply preclearance requirements on jurisdictions which the court rules are engaged in practices that violate the 14th and 15th Amendments of the United States Constitution. Section 3 of the Voting Rights Act can be viewed in the post adjacent to this post. The first step for the court to apply Section 3(c) is that the court find intentional discrimination. If intentional discrimination is established, the court has discretion to retain jurisdiction and impose preclearance, the bail-in of the political subdivision. If the court bail-in, the court has discretion to determine how long a jurisdiction remains bailed-in. You may read up on Texas redistricting by following Michael Li by linking to the post via this blog's posted link. The Editor has included a Yale Law Journal article entitled: "The Voting Rights Acts Secret Weapon: Pocket Trigger

Litigation and Dynamic Preclearance." The article may be found here or on a post adjacent to this post. The conclusion gives you the secret power of Section 3(c). "The pocket trigger is a solution already in the civil rights arsenalits just been in the bunker for the past forty years. Instead of waiting for congressional action, it provides the Justice Department and civil rights groups with an immediate response to NAMUDNO. Moreover, the pocket trigger provides a new model for preclearance if and when section 5 is invalidated. The pocket trigger utilizes a perfectly tailored coverage mechanism and institutes targeted preclearance for each jurisdiction. In sum, it updates section 5 for the twenty first century."