September 30, 2011

Democracy Under Attack

By Judith A. Browne Dianis

Today, we are witnessing the greatest assault on democracy in over a century.

Through a spate of state laws that restrict the type of identification a voter may use, limit early voting, place strict requirements on voter registration, and deny voting rights to Americans with criminal records, many voters will be cast out of the democratic process before they even make it to the polls. Those who do make it will face additional challenges. To complement legislative efforts to suppress the vote, the Tea Party and its allies have vowed to place millions of challengers at polls in 2012 to dispute voters' eligibility in ways that may intimidate eligible voters and disrupt polling place operations. This two-prong strategy will impede American voters at every step of the voting process.

Read the whole story: Huffington Post

Posted September 30th, 2011 at 10:41 AM | | Comments (0)
Categories: Legislation, Right to Vote, Voter Identification, Voter Registration, Voter Protection

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