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Old 03-06-2012, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Danzig View Post
no, doesn't have to do with free. democrats don't want id to be shown because it would be their segment of supporters that might be affected.
That is precisely correct. Voter ID laws that target restriction of voting rights to one specific segment of the population are illegal.

That's why North or South (I can't remember) Carolina's voting law changes were immediately halted by the Justice Department. Clearly restrictive against a particular segment of the population: black voters.
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