Obama: Apathy, not Voter ID, keeps minorities from polls

The Hill ^ | October 21, 2014 | Justin Sink

[2ndDivisionVet]

Controversial voter identification laws are not the primary reason minority voters are failing to cast their ballots, President Obama said in a radio interview airing Tuesday.

"Most of these laws are not preventing the overwhelming majority of folks who don't vote from voting," Obama said during an interview with Rev. Al Sharpton. "Most people do have an ID. Most people do have a driver's license. Most people can get to the polls. It may not be as convenient, it may be a little more difficult."

The Justice Department has challenged new voter identification laws in Texas and North Carolina. Those pieces of legislation passed shortly after the Supreme Court struck down key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, which had required pre-approval of state voting law changes by the federal government.

The administration has argued that the laws are politically motivated and intended to prevent poor and minority voters — who tend to vote Democratic — from casting their ballots. Under this theory, those voters they are less likely to have identification and the costs associated with getting such a card are likely to hurt them more than more affluent sections of the public. Republicans have said the efforts are intended to prevent voter fraud.

Over the weekend, the Supreme Court decided to uphold Texas's new voter ID law....

[2ndDivisionVet]

Of course they have identification! You can't get welfare, food stamps, WIC, Obamaphones, unemployment insurance, SSDI and the rest without an I.D.

[Ronin]

Sounds like Obama is undercutting the entire Democrat voter ID strategy. Wild.

[knarf]

"Over the weekend, the Supreme Court decided to uphold Texas's new voter ID law...."

Damned white of 'em.

[TigersEye]

It’s nice seeing 0bungles make a fool of Eric Holder.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I think he just doesn’t G.A.S. any more.

[Ray76]

Then why did he sic Holder on Arizona, Texas, etc?

[2ndDivisionVet]

Because he could. Basically.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

You know their internal polling is scary when....

“Obama: Apathy, not Voter ID, keeps minorities from polls”

[Politicalkiddo]

“”Most of these laws are not preventing the overwhelming majority of folks who don’t vote from voting,” Obama said during an interview with Rev. Al Sharpton.”

Obama...making sense? Telling the truth? The question is, what is his end game for doing so?

[2ndDivisionVet]

When you mix poppers, choom and Bolivian marching powder, anything can happen...

[Arthur McGowan]

Three cheers for apathy!

[MasterGunner01]

Obama’s Sunburned Amish voters haven't gotten enough “free sh*t” redistributed to them by FedGov. Unemployment among blacks has soared under Barack’s watch. Black apathy might be one of the best things to happen to this country.

[skinkinthegrass]

so true...w/ pResident E'Bola pressin' for the "WET-BACK'S" votin' rights (more
peons for the Liberal plantation), who couldn't blame 'em...the truth hurts, eh.
we've (Conservatives) have been tellin' them for 3 generations.

[plangent]

Well, how about the Democrats engineering a Grand Jury No Bill against Darren Wilson and set him free.

Think that would turn apathy around?

[The_Media_never_lie]

Sounds like Obama is undercutting the entire Democrat voter ID strategy. Wild.

Off prompter truth emerges?

[eartick]

This had got to have been a hot mic moment.

There is no way this POS said this live on a radio broadcast unless he was high on meth with Rev Strange Love.

[KevinB]

Zero finally gets something right.

[Dr. Ursus]

Blacks are going to vote democratic anyway,why just count them without showing up to vote?

[Old Yeller]

Laziness

[leapfrog0202]

Later