Conservative Think Tank President Says Voter ID Helps Conservatives Win Elections

[Human101948]

Jim DeMint, the president of the conservative Heritage Foundation and former senator from South Carolina, became the latest in a growing list of Republican lawmakers who have admitted the real intention of voter ID laws. In an interview last week, the Tea Party leader asserted that the laws have shifted elections toward conservative candidates because they are blocking Democratic voters.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/05/02/3774447/jim-demint-voter-id/

[truebluegreen]

1. Obvious to everybody except a majority of the Supremes, apparently.

Nice that they are willing to say it out loud, though.

[Wounded Bear]

3. Oh, I'm sure they know... nt

[msongs]

2. wish we had an AG that would deal with this issue. not a current priority nt

[Wounded Bear]

4. Every time I see one of these reports...

it pegs my "D'UH" meter.

[whatthehey]

5. Well... yeah. That's the point.

There's a reason NC and TX have put these in place and OR hasn't.

[UTUSN]

6. Gosh has scotus heard about this?!

[Human101948]

7. They refused to hear the case...

[Gothmog]

8. Demint and the Heritage Foundation are for voter suppression

Paul Weyrich was one of the first presidents of the Heritage Foundation and he was a leader back in 1981 in pushing for voter suppression

[Viking112]

9. There should be no elections.

A progressive oligarchy is what America needs.

[Skittles]

10. they cannot win over thinking voters with their shitty ideas

so they resort to theft....assholes