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Stop Whining About 'Racist' Voter ID -- and Get Granny to the Polls

zxzx Wrote: Jul 19, 2012 6:06 PM

“Pro-Second Amendment? The Castle Doctrine, it’s done. First pro-life legislation – abortion facility regulations – in 22 years, done. Voter ID, which is gonna allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania, done.” - House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) These voter ID laws are meant to suppress potential votes for Obama. It's fairly transparent.

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John in Gwinnett,Ga Wrote: Jul 19, 2012 6:15 PM

zxzx... Please read my post below about feds requiring tougher id laws for all states, but harping about id laws and how bad they are.

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Mike ATX Wrote: Jul 19, 2012 6:09 PM

If potential votes for Obama = ineligible voters, then yes they are.

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Stop Whining About 'Racist' Voter ID -- and Get Granny to the Polls

Photo voter ID laws, according to Attorney General Eric Holder, are a "poll tax." "Many of those without IDs," Holder recently told the NAACP, "would have to travel great distances to get them -- and some would struggle to pay for the documents they might need to obtain them."

Photo voter ID opponent Keesha Gaskins, senior counsel in the Brennan Center's Democracy Program, writes: "While these laws are allegedly passed to secure elections, they impact communities of color in ways only reflected in our Jim Crow past. Looking at voter ID laws alone, we know that although 11 percent of Americans...

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