Tom C. Clark

“ If on remand the trial court is of the opinion that there is likelihood of the General Assembly's, reapportioning the State in an appropriate manner, I believe that coercive relief should be deferred until after the General Assembly has had such an opportunity. ”

“ It does not permit the states to pick out certain qualified citizens or groups of citizens and deny them the right to vote at all. * * * No one would deny that the equal protection clause would also prohibit a law that would expressly give certain citizens a half-vote and others a full vote. ”