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Biden: "Voter ID Laws Based On Hatred"

Mike

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Vice President Biden said new voter ID laws in North Carolina, Alabama, and Texas were evidence of “hatred” and “zealotry” during a Black History Month event at the Naval Observatory on Tuesday.

The vice president said his votes to reauthorize the Voting Rights Act were among his proudest as a senator, and expressed frustration with a recent Supreme Court ruling striking down a key provision of the law.

"I thought it was done — finally, finally done," Biden said.
The ruling struck down a provision of the law which 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 subsequently moved aggressively in the interim to impose new, tougher voter I.D. 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."

Biden said both President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder were committed to protecting voting rights, and said he was hopeful Congress would address the Voting Rights Act formula to stop "this kind of malarkey."

"This fight has been too long, this fight has been too hard, to do anything other than win — not on the margins, but flat out win,” Biden said.

Holder has sued Texas and North Carolina in bids to overturn the new voter I.D. laws. And at a speech earlier this month at Georgetown University, Holder called on states to repeal laws that prohibit convicted felons from casting a ballot.

“Those swept up in this system too often had their rights rescinded, their dignity diminished, and the full measure of their citizenship revoked for the rest of their lives,” Holder said.

The vice president and his wife, Jill Biden, hosted around 150 guests for the Black History Month reception at his home. Guests included Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, and senior Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett.


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Broke Cowboy

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People have stopped paying attention to Barry and Joe - so the rhetoric gets turned up a notch - but in the end I think it is still not working.

Even old Joe is becoming irrelevant and I think he knows it.

You folks are going to be in for a real treat when ole' Hillary gets elected.

Cheers

bc
 

Larrry

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So Joe's into plagiarizing Jessie and Al now with the hatred word. Looks like he lost an argument considering he drug out the "hate" word
 

Tam

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I'm willing to bet Joe will get a pass on this but he was speaking and saw a basketball player in the group and said he was going to challenge Obama to a game and he (the ball player) was his (Joe's) partner then he said

I might be a white guy but I can jump.

You can guarantee if a Republican made that comment it would be headline news and the story would tag the guy as a RACIST. But Uncle Joe gets a pass as it is JUST JOE. :roll:
 

hypocritexposer

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As Canadians, we should be able to offer our opinion on your politics, without providing evidence of US citizenship.

Democrats/liberals wouldn't have a problem with that, would they? Would they being showing their hatred, if they criticize the input of foreign citizens? :D

OT, would you have a problem with us Canadian conservatives putting together a bus tour for November?
 

Steve

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hypocritexposer said:
As Canadians, we should be able to offer our opinion on your politics, without providing evidence of US citizenship.

Democrats/liberals wouldn't have a problem with that, would they? Would they being showing their hatred, if they criticize the input of foreign citizens? :D

OT, would you have a problem with us Canadian conservatives putting together a bus tour for November?

yep but you would need a catchy name.. undocumented and illegal are already taken..
 
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