The Vice President said Tuesday that new voter ID laws in Texas, North Carolina and Texas showed evidence of “hatred” and “zealotry”.
Talking at the Naval Observatory for a Black history Month event, Joe Biden said he was frustrated by the Supreme Court ruling that recently struck down part of the law.
“I thought it was done — finally, finally done,” Biden said.The ruling struck down a provision of the law that 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 moved aggressively in the interim to impose new, tougher voter ID 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.”
Source: The Hill
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they’re BASED on dishonest politicians at the top and lack of GOOD ETHICS !!!
Joe Biden is complete fool, does not have enough sense to get in out of the rain
IDIOT
Oh HORSE $#%&!@*, JOE! I show My ID Card to cash a check, whenever I use My Debit / Credit Card, OR stopped by a Police Officer=there is NO “harted” OR “Zealotry” involved. To show an ID to Vote is NO PROBLEM!
I have to show ID for everything else so what is the big deal,voter ID is to verify that you are a citizen of this country and u should be proud to have one and show it when u vote in your American Country,unless you are illegally here in America.
Biden as USAF dosent no his head from his ass
This jerk has been in the senate and now VP. For me, he is a notorious wacko.
hes not thinking with a full head, that’s nhow they got elected in the first place
all these false votes
joe biden’s intelligence comes from Cat in the Hat.