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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You should definitely show ID to vote.you can’t even get a six pack without it beside illegals you got 16 year-olds voting and the still think there’s a Santa Claus how do you think these guys got elected only people how believe in fairy tales would believe obmacare will work
No way. We just want to know that everyone that votes is an American citizen.
and if they are who they say they are.
hell no !!!
They hate it when they can’t get people to vote multiple times, dead people voting or convicted criminals. It closes a HUGE loop hold for the dishonest…..and Uncle Joe has no clue what honesty is!
EVERYBODY knows that if illegal voting stops, the dems will never be elected again.
Oh…you mean that Biden actually “thinks”?
I think it’s based on Frauds and cheats. What scared the dead won’t vote Democrat no more.
Everyone knows there is voter fraud within the Democratic party..They lie and spin everything..enough is enough..It seems only the Democrats think it is racist..WHY??..Is this their base??..so why wouldn’t they want their base to be counted?. Unless of course they KNOW that they have voter fraud!