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Related: About this forumPA Voter ID Law Would Keep 93-Year-Old Who Marched With Martin Luther King From Voting
If theres a contest for most sympathetic plaintiff in a lawsuit opposing a state voter ID law, Pennsylvanias Viviette Applewhite wins.
The 93-year-old has voted in almost every election since 1960. Her daughter was a public servant. She has five grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and four great-great grandchildren. Shes a widow. She marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Macon, Georgia during the civil rights movement and traveled to Atlanta to hear him preach.
Under Pennsylvanias voter ID law, Applewhite wouldnt be able to vote.
Applewhite is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit filed Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, the Advancement Project, the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia (PILCOP) and the law firm of Arnold & Porter LLP on behalf of ten Pennsylvania voters.
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Full article here: http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/05/pa_voter_id_law_viviette_applewhite.php?ref=fpnewsfeed
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PA Voter ID Law Would Keep 93-Year-Old Who Marched With Martin Luther King From Voting (Original Post)
Tx4obama
May 2012
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Could Republicans be more despicable, denying a 93 year old the right to vote?
The Wielding Truth
May 2012
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freshwest
(53,661 posts)1. She has to be stopped from voting Democratic. This should do it.
The Wielding Truth
(11,415 posts)2. Could Republicans be more despicable, denying a 93 year old the right to vote?
I hate their cruel insanity.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)3. Al Sharpton had her as a guest on his show tonight. n/t
demgrrrll
(3,590 posts)4. I saw that segment. Makes me want to scream.