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Home | AMERICA | State Lawmakers Defend Assault on Minority Voting

State Lawmakers Defend Assault on Minority Voting

August 12, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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Assault on minority voting rights

Assault on minority voting rights by campaign to introduce new barriers to voting like voter ID

Bigotry for the right reasons

The Economist

EVER wondered what happens when the tortuous meets the fatuous? Let’s find out. Last month Eric Holder, the attorney-general, asked a district court to make Texas “pre-clear” any proposed changes to its election procedures with the federal government. The vast chasm between the richest one percent of Americans and everyone else continues to widen, and researchers have found that when you factor race into the equation, the economic gap is even more pronounced. | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

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Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: African-American Voting Rights, American State Elections, Eric Holder, Minority Voting Rights, Voter Access

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