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CATHERINE THOMPSON FEBRUARY 26, 2014, 7:50 AM EST
Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday denounced new voter rules as a form of "hatred" and advocated for legislation promoting voter rights at a reception in honor of Black History Month.
Biden expressed disappointment in the Supreme Court's decision to gut a centerpiece of the Voting Rights Act last year, according to a pool report, and singled out new voting legislation in North Carolina, Alabama, and Texas as examples of where voters' rights are in danger.
"These guys never go away. Hatred never, never goes away," Biden said at the event at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. "The zealotry of those who wish to limit the franchise cannot be smothered by reason."
The vice president was optimistic that Congress would address the "malarkey" of overturning a key portion of the Voting Rights Act -- the formula that identified which state and local governments with a history of racial discrimination were required to pre-clear changes to their voting laws.
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malaise
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ProSense
(116,464 posts)...uncomfortable admitting this. Hate is persistent and pervasive.
Recently, it has become a festering boil.
(Republicans are) Welcoming an ugly, divisive fight
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024566990
freshwest
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(10,044 posts)I think we need you......
freshwest
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(1,090 posts)for Jumping Joe then Hillary. Just Saying...
Gravity, not just a good idea, IT'S THE LAW!
TNNurse
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(24,135 posts)Joe Biden Rocks.