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 want to be able for voter to commit fraud again for their party
Harry Reid blocked another Bill from the House. This is NUMBER 2749. No wonder nothing gets done in CONGRESS.
Report just in, Obama was ready to scrap whole Web Site for Obamacare, but remember too, he said he knew nothing about the Web Site problems.
Lois Lerner said she would testify if she got immunity. Remember she said she broke no laws or did anything wrong while working for IRS. But she sure as the Hell got out of Washington.
You betcha..I hate that elections are being stolen by people WHO voted 3-4-5 times in still registered “dead people” also registered dogs and cats…Ids or NO ELECTIONS….PLAIN HONEST AND SIMPLE.
Total Ass.
This Senile man needs to be retired too along with Harry, McCain ad Pelosi.
Uncle Joe is an A-hole.
OH YES all of us hate blacks and Mexicans all of us white or in my case white and red people are racists, bigots and everything else, BUT don’t they look at us the same way they accuse us of I think they are hypocrites !!!!!!!!!!
just an lie.