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L. Coyote

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Mon Sep 18, 2017, 09:06 AM Sep 2017

Trump's "election integrity" commission is an assault on the right to vote.

Background Checks for Voting?: Inside the Trump Election Commission's Contentious Second Meeting
September 13, 2017

President Donald Trump’s so-called election integrity commission held its second meeting on Tuesday in Manchester, New Hampshire, even as it faces a series of lawsuits and calls for the resignation of its vice chair, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. President Trump convened the commission to look into his allegations of voter fraud during the 2016 presidential election. But many voting rights advocates worry that the commission aims to lay the groundwork for a nationwide voter suppression effort. At Tuesday’s contentious meeting, the witness list was comprised of 100 percent white men, including the far-right pro-gun activist John Lott Jr., who proposed requiring voters to first pass a background check. We speak with Ari Berman, senior reporter at Mother Jones. His recent article is titled "Lawsuits, Falsehoods, and a Lot of White Men: Trump’s Election Commission Meets Amid Growing Controversy." We also speak with Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The organization has filed a complaint against Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach.

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Trump's "election integrity" commission is an assault on the right to vote. (Original Post) L. Coyote Sep 2017 OP
The GOP is the party of voter suppression and relies on voter suppression to win races Gothmog Sep 2017 #1
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