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Dustlawyer

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6. Everyone, including the courts, know that these new voter ID laws were to restrict voting.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Wed Apr 6, 2016, 07:42 PM

Apr 2016

It still hasn't made a difference when SCOTUS has upheld many of them. We have had other Republicans let this cat out of the bag before and nothing happens. Nothing will happen either unless we come out in mass against them, or better yet, come out and insist on Publicly Funded Elections.

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Watch Giddy Republican Congressman Confirm Voter ID Is Meant To Hurt Democrats [View all] KamaAina Apr 2016 OP

Same here in NC. PLEASE, people of DU, work on GOTV efforts in your state, and blm Apr 2016 #1

The cruel are seldom smart enough to hide their cruelty. HuckleB Apr 2016 #2

Hide it? staggerleem Apr 2016 #10

My candidate refers to them as cowards. SamKnause Apr 2016 #3

elections should be nationalized saturnsring Apr 2016 #4

Not funny, really... ms liberty Apr 2016 #5

And, just to complete the lesson ... staggerleem Apr 2016 #11

Everyone, including the courts, know that these new voter ID laws were to restrict voting. Dustlawyer Apr 2016 #6

Or make damn sure that we keep democrats in the White House ... staggerleem Apr 2016 #12

Our Party is just as corrupt ad the Republicans. Dustlawyer Apr 2016 #13

Alas, this is not a smoking gun Jim Lane Apr 2016 #7

Thanks for the laughter. mahina Apr 2016 #17

I used to live in Glenn's district when he was a state Senator. He's the guy who said "money is ... Scuba Apr 2016 #8

It is obvious. Bad Dog Apr 2016 #9

Reminds me of this Romneybot Snarkoleptic Apr 2016 #14

Voter ID didn't come to PA, though. n/t Herman4747 Apr 2016 #20

That goofball wrongly seemed to think he had the inside track on a lot of things. Snarkoleptic Apr 2016 #21

for people who don't want to go to the link passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #15

Well he is right about one thing. mahina Apr 2016 #16

in a democracy, impeding voters should be a federal crime. spanone Apr 2016 #18

They keep calling this a Republic.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2016 #19