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Obama, Clinton, Carter all criticize voter-ID laws at MLK event
... “I believe we all know how Dr. King would have reacted to the new ID requirements to exclude certain voters, especially African Americans,” Carter said. “I think we all know how Dr. King would have reacted to the Supreme Court striking down a crucial part of the Voting Rights Act just recently passed overwhelmingly by Congress” ...“A great democracy does not make it harder to vote than to buy an assault weapon,” Clinton said.
Obama referenced voter ID laws briefly, saying that racial equality in America required vigilance, including “challenging those who erect new barriers to the vote” ...
http://cronkitenewsonline.com/2013/08/obama-clinton-carter-all-criticize-voter-id-laws-at-mlk-event/
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