Posted on 08/15/2013 7:19:41 AM PDT by NotYourAverageDhimmi
Sen. Rand Paul told a Louisville, Ky., audience Wednesday that there is no evidence that African-Americans are being excluded from voting, according to a report.
Speaking at the Louisville Forum, Paul said while the government should still intervene if an individual’s rights are violated, the Voting Rights Act shouldn’t focus on past instances of discrimination, according to WFPL radio.
“The interesting thing about voting patterns now is in this last election, African-Americans voted at a higher percentage than whites in almost every one of the states that were under the special provisions of the federal government,” he said. “So really, I don’t think there is objective evidence that we’re precluding African-Americans from voting any longer.”
Paul told the audience that he supports voter ID legislation, and comparing such laws to Jim Crow-era legislation is a disservice to the civil rights movement.
“I don’t see a problem with showing your driver’s license to vote,” he said. “I also think that some people are a little bit stuck in the past when they want to compare this. There was a time in the South when African-Americans were absolutely prohibited from voting by selective applications of bizarre and absurd literacy tests. And that was an abomination, that’s why we needed the Voting Rights Act, but that’s not showing your ID.”
Paul’s comments come on the heels of increased attention on voting laws after the Supreme Court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act that held certain states under a pre-approval requirement for voting law changes. On Monday, North Carolina’s governor signed a voter ID law with sweeping changes to the state’s voting laws that was immediately challenged in federal court by civil rights groups, who claim the bill will restrict minority and protected classes from voting.
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There is evidence however, that white voters are being intimidated.
In fact they are allowed to vote as many times as they want, in some districts
sad but funny
Who needs evidence when one is intent on working themselves into a self righteous lather?
I could really be screwing this up, but I think we already had our Voter ID in GA in the last election and black turnout was higher than normal.
I think that’s true.
“African-Americans voted at a higher percentage than whites”
Sure, it’s called fraud. That is how the last election was won/stolen.....
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Exactly. As we saw during the protests and articles following the Zimmerman verdict, evidence has no place in a modern day American race discussion.
African-Americans voted at a higher percentage than whites
Of course. Whites only voted once...
And we’ll post about it until we’re blue in the face . . . is that racist?
What’s an “African American” anyway?
How does that differ from an “American American”?
Blacks haven’t been prevented from voting anywhere in the last half-century. There have been numerous cases of black thugs trying to intimidate white voters at the booths in Philadelphia and other cities, however.
Obozo is what you get when millions of no-information, angry feral adolescents are allowed to vote: An unqualified, unvetted malignant narcissist and sociopath. This is precisely why the democRATS are pushing to enfranchise millions more of these creatures who know less about American ideals and founding principles than legal immigrants who must study for their citizenship test. (if you doubt that statement, see the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rytc4qsiig8)
If they succeed, America — the idea — is over!
And worse — far, far worse — lurks just ahead!!
Think Hitler on steroids!!!
Of course, Rand is right. In fact, many of them vote multiple times!
The problem is that “they” are allowed to VOTE AT ALL!!!
Obozo is what you get when millions of no-information, angry feral adolescents are allowed to vote: An unqualified, unvetted malignant narcissist and sociopath. This is precisely why the democRATS are pushing to enfranchise millions more of these creatures who know less about American ideals and founding principles than legal immigrants who must study for their citizenship test. (if you doubt that statement, see the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rytc4qsiig8)
If they succeed, America — the idea — is over!
And worse — far, far worse — lurks just ahead!!
Think Hitler on steroids!!!
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