Posted on 02/26/2014 4:58:30 AM PST by ilovesarah2012
Vice President Biden said new voter ID laws in North Carolina, Alabama, and Texas were evidence of “hatred” and “zealotry” during a Black History Month event at the Naval Observatory on Tuesday.
The vice president said his votes to reauthorize the Voting Rights Act were among his proudest as a senator, and expressed frustration with a recent Supreme Court ruling striking down a key provision of the law.
"I thought it was done — finally, finally done," Biden said.
The ruling struck down a provision of the law which required certain jurisdictions with a history of voting suppression to clear any changes in their voting laws with the Justice Department. The court said Congress could update the pre-clearance formula, but lawmakers have been unable to agree on new standards.
Some Southern states have subsequently moved aggressively in the interim to impose new, tougher voter I.D. requirements. Supporters of the legislation, including many Republicans, argue the new standards help prevent voter fraud. But civil rights groups and Democrats have blasted the legislation as an attempt to suppress the vote among poor and minority voters, who are less likely to have government-issued photo identification. They also argue that instances of voter fraud are exceedingly rare.
"These guys never go away. Hatred never, never goes away," Biden said. "The zealotry of those who wish to limit the franchise cannot be smothered by reason."
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Hatred of voting fraud perhaps. I sincerely hope Biden gets the nomination. What a ^&*ing clown.
I read where Valerie was in attendance. I think she told him what to say. I hate the whole lot of them.
yes... hatred of voter fraud!
Crazy Joe is ramping up for his 2016 run. Just getting out there to his voter bloc.
yes there is hatred....hatred for the regime.
Liberals steal the worth of my vote when they cheat to win... they steal my vote when they vote the dead. They steal my vote when they allow illegals to ‘vote’.
Liberals steal my vote because they hate...
I’ve never liked “good ‘ol Joe”. I think he’s a venal, capricious back-stabber. Don’t forget Hermann Goering looked like a jolly guy as well...but he was the one who founded the Gestapo.
Attempts at requiring gun registration and background checks are also tied to hatred and zealotry, Mr. Biden.
The hatred is really disdain and disgust for fraud.
Always remember biden and the rest of the party compose a criminal enterprise
Yes, we hate the corruption that the Democrats use to stay in power. It’s the foundation of the oppression they have visited upon the citizens of this nation.
Remember, if we have no hope of affecting change with ballots......
Any move to ensure honesty to the electoral process is anathema to the dems.
So Biden like the other presidential candidates is out patting himself on the back over his defense of whatever is the cause de jour. Kind of Mighty Mouse Campaigning, "Mighty Mouse is here to save the day". A pox on both their houses.
Yes, doofus, hatred of LAWLESSNESS, of which you are one of the principal proponents.
And to think Paul Ryan couldn’t beat this clown in a debate.
my feelings for this schmuck are tied to hatred
Biden is an example of “Stupid is as stupid does”
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