Bill Moyers Preview: Suppressing the Vote

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http://vimeo.com/46710890


Preview: Suppressing the Vote
July 31, 2012

The fight against voter fraud is a solution in search of a problem — these days, documented instances are virtually non-existent. Nonetheless, in 14 states, new election laws passed by Republican-dominated legislatures since the 2010 midterm elections seek to limit voter registration or require government-issued photo IDs to vote — identification that for many is too expensive or otherwise difficult to obtain.

This week on Moyers & Company (check local listings), Bill talks to Keesha Gaskins and Michael Waldman of the Brennan Center for Justice about accusations that new voter ID and other election laws are thinly-veiled attempts to keep the young, elderly, minorities and the poor from exercising one of the most fundamental American rights.

“When these votes come under attack by this level of partisan gamesmanship, it’s completely inappropriate and antithetical to our history,” Gaskins tells Bill. “This is a very real political issue, but beyond that, this is a real issue of real Americans being able to access and be self-determinative in how we’re governed.”


http://billmoyers.com/segment/preview-suppressing-the-vote/

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2. I'm shocked that they didn't mention PA. We've got about 10% (likely Obama) without IDs.

There is a lawsuit in current testimony right now. It's only to put a stay on the November election, but it's the first step to the PA SC.