If your biggest priority is voting laws that have been found to be ipso facto racist, and not addressing the widely recognized problems with voter disenfranchisement, you're easily dismissed as a racist who doesn't give two shits about democracy. In fact, you're a fascist who want to ensure power remains in the hands of a dwindling minority.
A unanimous panel of the 4th Circuit on July 29 agreed with allegations from the Justice Department and civil rights groups that North Carolina’s bill selectively chose voter-ID requirements, reduced the number of early-voting days and changed registration procedures in ways meant to harm blacks, who overwhelmingly vote for the Democratic Party.
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Kangaroo Kort rulings against voter ID are designed to maintain the status quo of slip shod election security. "
"Although the national photo ID was introduced to stop voter fraud, it has achieved much more, bolstering the credibility of elections and helping the poor, some say."
The IDs resolved a problem for many poor people "who previously had no way of being able to identify themselves," said Miguel Ángel Carlos, security committee coordinator at the Association of Mexican Banks.
There is one thing the cards do not do: inspire more confidence in candidates. Ana Martínez says that despite getting her new card, she probably won't use it to vote. "There's no candidate worth voting for."
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