Their latest opposition to protecting the sanctity of an American’s vote is in North Carolina, where the state’s government enacted a law that moves to protect a vote by ensuring the one casting it is the one who’s eligible to cast it, only casts it once, and is who he claims to be; and in front of the American Bar Association, in a speech by ex-Secretary of State and President wannabe Hillary Clinton.
The law contains these provisions, among others:
- changes in how residents can vote that includes requiring them to show a photo ID at polling stations
- eliminates a week of early voting, while maintaining 10 days of early voting
- ends same-day registration
- prohibits “out-of-precinct” voting
- allows voters to cast a provisional ballot if they come to a polling station without proper ID
- places additional campaign finance restrictions on lobbyists
Critics argue the true goal is to suppress voter turnout, especially among blacks, the young, the elderly and the poor. Because blacks—especially blacks—are too…simple…to be able to plan ahead and get their—free—photo IDs well in advance of voting. The elderly and poor are similarly incapable, claim Progressives; they, too, need to be led by the nose by their Betters.
More, the law suppresses other Progressive demographics—the non-resident voter; voters who don’t always vote, but when they do, they prefer to vote several times; illegal alien voters.
Clinton made similarly insulting allegations:
…she said some observers have defended the US Supreme Court ruling as a sign that discrimination has ended. She disagreed and said it gave jurisdictions carte blanche to renew discrimination at the polls.
Because it’s impossible for people to change. Because it’s still 1963, and the Party of Jim Crow still is rampant. She’s projecting.
In the weeks since the ruling we have seen an unseemly rush by previously covered jurisdictions that will make it harder for our fellow Americans to vote. Unless we act now, citizens will be disenfranchised and victimized by the law instead of served by it.
No, the only ones being disenfranchised are those ineligible to vote. The only unseemly rush is the Progressives’ move to place disliked states back under the yoke. In the mean time, states are moving to protect the sanctity of the vote.