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toddwv

(2,830 posts)
Thu Nov 7, 2013, 04:45 PM Nov 2013

She's the reason the GOP wants to keep women from voting.

What an amazing young lady. The future looks bleak for the GOP if there are more like her who have suddenly become aware that there are people who don't want her to have a voice in the democratic process.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/30/north-carolina-voter-id-kid_n_4176141.html

This 12-Year-Old Will Restore Your Faith In The Future Of Politics

"We young people have a serious leadership problem here in North Carolina," Kimrey said, accusing state lawmakers of wanting to "dismiss and belittle" young people.

She denounced the law's prohibition of preregistration for young teens and reminded fellow demonstrators of McCrory's July befuddlement. When Kimrey asked the governor to meet with her, she said he called her "a prop for liberal groups."

"I am not a prop," Kimrey said. "I am part of the new generation of suffragettes and I will not stand silent while laws are passed to reduce the amount of voter turnout by young people in my home state."

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