Texas, Justice Dept. Square Off Over Voter ID Law As Part of Dispute That Could Decide 2012 Election

Democracy Now, Rolling Stone by Amy Goodman, Ari Berman, Robert Notzon | Jul. 9, 2012 (Interview)

(Multimedia) The Justice Department and the Texas legislature are squaring off in court today over the state’s controversial voter ID law. The law requires voters to show photo identification at the polls, and Texas hopes to implement it before the November election. The DOJ blocked Texas’ voter ID law in March, saying it will disenfranchise at least 600,000 voters — a disproportionate number of which are Latinos and other minority groups. Currently, 16 states ... Full Story »

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 by Dwight Rousu - Jul. 9, 2012

This is a good report on late attempts to stop racist voter ID laws that have been passed based upon the false fear created by the repugnantcon big lie machines pointing to voter fraud that is not present in any reality, just in the imagination of the fear machine.

This is another attack upon democracy by the hate marketing arm of big corporatist who want all the political power around the globe.

The clip that you played from Governor Perry, that’s just inaccurate. I think between 2002 and 2009, there were zero prosecutions for voter fraud during that time. And even the kind of voter fraud that has been prosecuted is not addressed by the voter ID law. It’s about—you know, the voter ID law is about protecting against voter impersonation. And there’s already voter ID laws in the—on the books. But in Texas, when you link the immigration issue with voter fraud, which just isn’t there, it creates this fear, and it’s driving the public opinion. So it’s the politicians driving the public opinion and not vice versa, because there is no voter fraud in any degree in Texas.

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