http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/08/14/2468501/rand-paul-i-dont-think-there-is-any-particular-evidence-of-black-voters-being-prevented-from-voting/
of course he doesn't see it jackasses wear blinders.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a tea party senator with a long history of opposition to civil rights laws, told an audience in Louisville, Kentucky on Wednesday that there is no evidence of black voters being excluded from the franchise. According to localNPR host Phillip Bailey, Paul said that he does not believe “there is any particular evidence of polls barring African Americans from voting,” during a speech to the non-partisan Louisville Forum.
If Paul is not aware of the evidence indicating widespread efforts to prevent African Americans from voting, then he must not be looking very hard. During the 2012 election, black and Hispanic voters waited nearly twice as long to cast a ballot as white voters. In Florida, lines of up to six hours led an estimated 201,000 people to become frustrated and leave the polls.
These lines existed largely because of a voter suppression bill signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) which reduced early voting hours in the state. After the election, top Republicans admitted that the purpose of cutting early voting was to reduce Democratic turnout. One Republican operative conceded that early voting was cut on the Sunday proceeding Election Day because “that’s a big day when the black churches organize themselves.”
it hurts my ears when i hear racist right wing politicians who don't have a clue who or what their job is trying to tell the public what the Black experience is all about and what is not happening in front of our lying ears and eyes.
Meanwhile, voter ID laws are rampant in states led by conservatives, despite the fact that these laws cannot be justified by any legitimate purpose. Although their proponents routinely claim that an ID requirement is necessary to prevent voter fraud at the polls, such fraud barely exists. According to one study, just 0.0023 percent of votes are the product of in person voter fraud. Meanwhile, even conservative estimates suggest that 2 to 3 percent of legitimate voters will turn turned away by a voter ID law — and these voters are disproportionately African American.
the fact that they are still gaining ground on completely implementing their "law" in all these states should show and i believe it did the SCOTUS that handed them another gift and deny it's a reality, dead justices can see the bogus ruling for what it is voter suppression by the high court, the DOJ has to step in and we have to vote lifetime appts. out strike it down.
remember Rand Paul he wants to be your Pres.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbnEy_U9pYk
remember Rand Paul he wants to be your Pres.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbnEy_U9pYk
