Lewis Black Says F#%! Voter Suppression
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[Lewis] Black, who agreed to be the ACLU’s new voting rights ambassador, is surprised to learn that politicians are cutting back on early voting periods.
“What’s next, a poll tax?” Black asked. “Well…” Ho responded. “Oh, no f*cking way!” Black interjected.
“Look, people marched and fought and died for the right to vote, and they want to legislate away that sacrifice to stay in power? Not on my watch, baby,” Black said in his usual tone.
And as reported on the Rachel Maddow Show tonight,
(with the video-creators to be guests on The Last Word with Lawrence, next):
Lewis Black on Voter ID in Wisconsin
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"Elected Officials shouldn't get to choose -- WHO gets to choose Elected Officials."
Nicely put, Mr Black. If only more of us, would get so animated, about this hard-won right
... being slowly eroded of late, by those same "Elected Officials."