Posted on 12/07/2011 10:25:31 AM PST by BradtotheBone
A Democratic lawmaker said Wednesday on the House floor that Republican legislators around the country are purposefully trying to deny blacks the right to vote by pushing for voter identification laws.
“It’s no coincidence that a disproportionate number of these affected voters come from communities of color as well as the poor, the elderly and students,” said Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), a former chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus.
“Having been born and raised in Texas, this certainly looks like a poll tax to me, which those of us remember as a way to prevent African Americans from voting. These voter ID laws have a partisan agenda: seeking to disenfranchise and deny specific populations of voters before they have the opportunity to elect their representatives in government.”
She also said the laws are meant to change election outcomes by “turning the clock back to the days of Jim Crow.”
Lee is the latest Democrat to charge that laws requiring people to show a valid ID to vote are aimed at suppressing the black vote to get better results for Republicans in the 2012 elections. Republicans including Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) have said ID laws are needed because there are several examples of voter fraud, such as the discovery that ACORN was registering non-legal voters.
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I need ID to get a fishing liscense. Guess with killin’ fish it is somehow more necessary to know my identity than voting for President of the United States. Got it... Hey, this is the Dems logic.
All I want for Christmas is one GOP POTUS candidate, or sitting Congressperson to to call BS on this race baiting every single time it’s played.
Conservative blacks don’t seem to have a problem providing an ID. Does that mean they are smarter than liberal blacks?
I don’t know what she is complaining about.
America elected a half black President without a valid ID.
What more could she want.
Poooooor people with darker skin! Oh woe, they are all unable to carry an ID! Sheesh, how insulting and patronizing.
They want and need to steal elections through voter fraud, especially in big cities.
They want and need to steal elections through voter fraud, especially in big cities.
To hell with these morons... I’d rather they riot and see how that works out for these ‘woe is me’ lowlifes.
If you can’t ID yourself, you have no business casting a vote that could change my life and destroy my country.
Bring it... please.
Voter IQ laws would indeed supress the Democrat votes.
If only it was true....
Most medical services also require a photo ID these days. I have been advised that I need to present one with my insurance card when I check-in or at the first appointment.
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