The Voting Rights Act itself was not effected, i.e., its statement of purpose prohibiting discrimination in voting rights on the basis of race or color, nor was the 'pre-clearance' provisions of Section 5 affected, but the formula of jurisdictional application has been removed, essentially leaving the Act as a statement of intent but toothless, unless (unlikely) Congress passes new legislation establishing new criteria for enforcement application, based on empirical evidence of new methods of violation and in what States.