Posted on 10/22/2014 12:48:25 AM PDT by 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....
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Hey obammy,
All these minorities and fools came out from under their rocks to support your hope and change bull shit.
Guess they are on to you as an empty suit and a narcissistic a hole pal.
I’m guessing Obama is finally actually seeing the true character of the demographic he’s idealized all his life.
It’s a little disconcerting. First his comments that a vote for Democrats is a vote for his policies, then a comment that the Democrats if elected will support him despite what they say now, and now his statements undermining his own party and his own administration.... Either Obama is so out of touch with reality that he has no idea what he is doing or he wants the GOP to control both houses of Congress as an excuse to usurp yet more power.
> “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.”
He’s up to something.
He is indeed. The questions is what.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.