We keep hearing stories, reports and efforts to suppress voting through Voter ID laws. No w we hear that a judge in Pennsylvania refused to halt a law requiring voters to present indentification when voting.  So what’s the problem with that? Consider that the 28 states proposing ID laws haven’t not proven that voter fraud […]

I’m still scratching my head.  Why is it a victory for minorities and women that a judge blocked  implementation of part of a law today that was poised to set Florida’s new limits on voter registration drives. Judge Hinkle says it’s likely unconstitutional and “harsh and impractical“.   One would think that we would embrace every eligible […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday the Justice Department opened a record number of more than 100 new investigations into possible voting rights discrimination across the country last year. SEE ALSO:  Gingrich: Latinos, Blacks Don’t Understand Keys To Wealth During an appearance at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Holder […]

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Embattled U.S. Attorney Eric Holder is set to deliver a speech this evening that is likely to address the wave of newly passed state laws across the country that require voters to provide photo identification when voting, the New York Times reports. SEE ALSO: Newt Gingrich’s Most Controversial Remarks School Gives Sagging Students The Belt […]

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BALTIMORE — A political aide to former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich was convicted Tuesday of conspiring to use election-day robocalls in an effort to suppress black voter turnout during the 2010 gubernatorial election. Paul Schurick was found guilty of all four counts he faced, including conspiracy to influence or attempt to influence a voter’s decision […]

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The largest civil rights group in America, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), is petitioning the UN over what it sees as a concerted efforted to disenfranchise black and Latino voters ahead of next year’s presidential election. The organisation will this week present evidence to the UN high commissioner on human […]