Colin Powell Has A Pretty Good Suggestion For Fixing Voter ID Laws

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Colin Powell Has A Pretty Good Suggestion For Fixing Voter ID Laws

by Sam Levine at the Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/08/colin-powell-voter-id_n_6826518.html?cps=gravity_2425_7928527327080801463

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ormer Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday said that black voters should vote lawmakers who support voter ID restrictions out of office.

Powell, who served as secretary of state under George W. Bush, said that he was troubled by the voter ID laws, but that that they were "hurdles that we can get over."

"What I say to my friends in the African-American community, is whatever those states do, you meet the standards and then you make sure you register," Powell said during an interview on ABC's "This Week." "You make sure you vote. You make sure you vote for the people who tried to put these barriers, these hurdles in your way and then you vote them out."

According to an analysis by the Government Accountability Office released last year, tougher voter ID laws most reduce turnout among black and younger voters. Republicans have pushed the voter ID laws as a way to reduce voter fraud, but critics say the restrictions are just an excuse for Republicans to reduce Democratic turnout.

It's not the first time that Powell has spoken out against voter ID laws. He has warned Republicans that efforts to pass the restrictions would backfire on the party.


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[edhopper]

1. People should

But the fact that black people and minorities have to go though twice the effort to vote is a national shame.

[elleng]

2. Good, but it's a little late.

[walkingman]

3. We Shall Overcome...

We Shall Overcome....I've been hearing that since the 60's. Hasn't happened yet. Injustice is like climate change.....if we started tomorrow it would take several decades to see change. You can never relax when you are fighting white greed and exceptionalism.

[Agnosticsherbet]

4. In gerymandered districts set up so that Republicans can run safe districtis that is insufficient.

and not possible.

[UTUSN]

5. Note to Colon P: Quit kissing Old/White/Male ass. nt

[rhett o rick]

6. Powell is an idiot that was either duped by George Bush or complicit in the promulgation of the lies

Why would we listen to him. But if we do, here is his logic. While the voter id laws and other Republicon tricks (don't forget Mr. Powell is a Republicon) disenfranchise millions of voters, especially black voters, Mr. Powell's answer is to be sure and vote. Dear Mr. Powell, the problem is that they are not allowed to vote because your Party has disenfranchised them.

Hey Mr. Powell, look over there, I see some aluminum tubes. Let's go to war and kill hundreds of thousands of innocent women and children.

[Skittles]

7. yet he is so comfortable whoring for the party most likely to f*** over black voters

F*** HIM