So Voter ID laws and early voting restrictions are going into place in a number of states. Just to be clear - these have nothing to do with preventing voter fraud - this is an attempt to disenfranchise voters. Studies have shown that about 21 million Americans, or 11 percent of eligible voters, currently lack a valid photo ID. However, those percentages rise to as high as 25 percent for African-Americans, 15 percent for low-income voters, 18 percent for seniors and 20 percent for voters under 30. You may notice a pattern here: many of these demographic groups are progressive base voters.articles.baltimoresun/2011-10-10/news/bs-ed-voter-id-20111010_1_voter-id-laws-voter-fraud-disenfranchise And early voters are disproportionately african american by large margins. articles.washingtonpost/2012-10-08/politics/35501745_1_ohio-voters-military-personnel-appeals-court There were only 10 cases of voter impersonation since 2000 across all states. dailycaller/2012/09/19/gop-group-dismisses-study-saying-voter-fraud-cases-infinitesimal/ And of course this: youtube/watch?v=EuOT1bRYdK8 youtube/watch?v=fW7phEaqyEM
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 22:30:02 +0000
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