Republicans say "No!" on the right to vote
The Congressional Black Caucus went to Speaker of the House Lyin' Paul Ryan to seek out his help in getting a voting rights protection bill moving through his house, but Ryan declined to do anything.
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) told black lawmakers Wednesday that he supports new voting rights protections they've championed, but said he won't bypass a committee chairman to move legislation, according to a Democrat who attended the gathering.
Something tells me, though, that if the bill was to cut Social Security, Medicare, Obamacare or any other "entitlement" program, he'd waste no time in pressuring whoever he had to to make sure that the bill passed as fast as possible. But when it comes to actually helping people - especially poor people or minorities - well, his hands are tied.
He is only the Speaker of the House, after all.
http://crooksandliars.com/2016/02/ryan-takes-swift-inaction-voting-rights
