Art Pope Perfectly Embodies the Toxic Nature of Money in Politics by Mijin Cha "If there’s one thing you can say about Art Pope, North Carolina’s mega-donor, it’s that he is a man on a mission. Unfortunately, his mission is to use his wealth to make voting more difficult and restrictive and continue the outsized role money plays in politics. A new investigation from the Institute for Southern Studies shows how Pope used his money to influence public debate and perception, intimidate potential voters, and helped get extreme conservatives elected. The result was North Carolina’s anti-voter Monster Law—a law that is stunning in its attacks on voting rights, including repealing pre-registration of 16 and 17 year olds, ending same day registration, shortening the early voting period, and enacting a strict photo ID law."
Posted on: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 20:08:14 +0000
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