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Plots to suppress the African American vote date back to the Reconstruction Era. Prior to the Voter Rights Act of 1965, these were some of the more commonly used tactics by conservatives who wanted to keep blacks from voting.
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In 1873, a gang of whites in Colfax, Louisiana murdered more than 100
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This week, conservative-leaning, African-American columnist Juan Williams wrote an op-ed in The Hill defending the right to vote against states that are now imposing restrictive laws such as identification requirements. Citing the Brennan Center for Justice report that up to five million citizens could be denied voting privileges in 2012 due to new state rules, Williams wrote of the GOP:
“They are turning back the clock
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In response to reports that new voter laws could prohibit nearly five million people from voting, Senate Democrats are launching a campaign aimed at raising awareness about the new restrictions.
The campaign, called the “2012 Election Protection Project,” will feature online advertisements on Twitter, Facebook, Google and mobile devices.
Read MoreVoting rights for millions of law-abiding Americans are at stake,” Matt Canter, spokesman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee argued. “We need to mobilize
Philadelphia (HuffPo)– An African-American woman in Philadelphia reported that staff in a voting center made her affirm that her address was correct by swearing on the Bible. Lindsay Granger, shared her discontent on her personal blog, on the grounds that she is not Christian, and her “hypersensitive” feelings on the history of African-Americans voting rights.
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Audio Included in Post.Indiana’s Supreme Court heard arguments over whether the state’s 2005 Voter ID law is constitutional under Indiana’s Constitution. The League of Women Voters brought suit charging that the law and its exemption for those voting absentee violates Indiana’s requirement that elections be “free and equal”. Attorney Karen Celestino-Horseman argues the plaintiff’s side (League of Women Voters) and addresses questions from the five Indiana Supreme Court Justices.
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Audio Included in Post. Indiana’s Supreme Court heard arguments over whether the state’s 2005 Voter ID law is constitutional under Indiana’s Constitution. The State of Indiana defended the suit saying Voter ID was legal, helpful in combating voter fraud and that the suit was improper in making Secretary of State Todd Rokita the defendant. Indiana Solicitor General Thomas Fisher argues for the defense and addresses questions from the five Indiana Supreme Court Justices.
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Audio Included in Post. Indiana’s Supreme Court heard arguments over whether the state’s 2005 Voter ID law is constitutional under Indiana’s Constitution. The League of Women Voters brought suit charging that the law and its exemption for those voting absentee violates Indiana’s requirement that elections be “free and equal”. Attorney Karen Celestino-Horseman has the final word in the case during her rebuttal argument.
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