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Human101948

(3,457 posts) Mon May 2, 2016, 12:53 PM May 2016

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Conservative Think Tank President Says Voter ID Helps Conservatives Win Elections [View all]

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/

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Conservative Think Tank President Says Voter ID Helps Conservatives Win Elections [View all] Human101948 May 2016 OP

Obvious to everybody except a majority of the Supremes, apparently. truebluegreen May 2016 #1

Oh, I'm sure they know... nt Wounded Bear May 2016 #3

wish we had an AG that would deal with this issue. not a current priority nt msongs May 2016 #2

Every time I see one of these reports... Wounded Bear May 2016 #4

Well... yeah. That's the point. whatthehey May 2016 #5

Gosh has scotus heard about this?! UTUSN May 2016 #6

They refused to hear the case... Human101948 May 2016 #7

Demint and the Heritage Foundation are for voter suppression Gothmog May 2016 #8

There should be no elections. Viking112 May 2016 #9

they cannot win over thinking voters with their shitty ideas Skittles May 2016 #10

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