John Lewis on voter ID

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Civil Rights Icon John Lewis: GOP Voter Suppression Laws Are ‘Not Right,’ ‘Not Fair,’ ‘Not Just’
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/09/06/810351/civil-rights-icon-john-lewis-gop-voter-suppression-laws-are-not-right-not-fair-not-just/

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Brothers and sisters, do you want to go back? Or do you want to keep America moving forward? My dear friends, your vote is precious, almost sacred. It is the most powerful, nonviolent tool we have to create a more perfect union. Not too long ago, people stood in unmovable lines. They had to pass a so-called literacy test, pay a poll tax. On one occasion, a man was asked to count the number of bubbles in a bar of soap. On another occasion, one was asked to count the jelly beans in a jar—all to keep them from casting their ballots.


Today it is unbelievable that there are Republican officials still trying to stop some people from voting. They are changing the rules, cutting polling hours and imposing requirements intended to suppress the vote. The Republican leader in the Pennsylvania House even bragged that his state’s new voter ID law is “gonna allow Governor Romney to win the state.” That’s not right. That’s not fair. That’s not just.

[Faygo Kid]

1. That was really something.

The issues are too big to stand on the sidelines any more.

[proverbialwisdom]

2. K&R

[Harry_Scrote]

3. Mr. Lewis

You command my respect. Thank you for all your years of humble servitude. Much love, brother.