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Originally Posted by janmcn
A 'voter suppression law' is a law passed by a state legislature that violates the Voters Rights Act and subsequently has to go before the courts, such as the law passed by the Florida legislature. The SC election law has been thrown out.
You must not watch much TV. This issue is constantly in the news.
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Actually I watch as little TV as possible, especially the mainstream news media. Mark Twain said something along these lines. If you want to remain uninformed do not read the newspapers. If you wish to be misinformed read them. If I want to know about something I dig it out. After checking out the "voter suppression" topic at wikipedia it strikes me that it is akin to gerrymandering. It seems to me though, that there should be some way of assuring that those who vote are both qualified and entitled to vote. If I want to cash a check, get on an airplane or even enter a major office building in NYC I need to show a government issued ID. I recall reading that LBJ won his first election to the Texas state legislature through votes cast by people using names off the gravestones in a cemetery.