Jon Stewart illustrates how the GOP is making a mockery out of voting with irrational scary tactics along with a dose of voter suppression. Effective.
Texas Voter ID Law reinstated by 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
The Texas Voter ID Law has been reinstated. Voter suppression in Texas will eventually be overturned but for now every Texan must have proper ID.
President Obama excoriates Republicans for voter suppression laws (VIDEO)
Click on the video to activate live chat. President Obama has been generally hesitant to publicly and forcefully call out Republicans on their intransigence by name and specifically by party. Many wondered when the president would engage personally with Republicans’ continuous effort to suppress the vote; specifically vote of people predisposed to vote Democratic. Fear […]
Press Release: Ohio Legislature Passs Supersized Voter Suppression Bills
Click on the video to activate live chat. For Immediate Release  February 21, 2014 Contact: Cynthia Gordy, 718-755-4340 Email: [email protected] Ohio Legislature Passes Supersized Voter Suppression Bills Governor Kasich Has Duty to Veto Bills Which Impose Barriers to the Ballot Box for Hundreds of Thousands of Ohioans Washington—The national civil rights organization Advancement Project and […]
Texas Has Found A Way To Deny Women The Vote. Voter Suppression?
Click on the video to activate live chat. You have got to give it to Republicans, they are efficient. Why should they spend their time trying to adopt women centric and women friendly policies, when they can simply reduce their impact on elections? They simply institute another form of voter suppression. This year seem to […]
Two States Find Another Way To Effect Voter Suppression
Click on the video to activate live chat. The Supreme Court barred Arizona from requiring proof of citizenship for federal elections. In order to get around that restriction in most of their elections, Arizona is setting up a two tier system. They will have a separate registration system for state and local elections that will […]
Rodney Ellis Provides Detail Texas Voter ID Information
Click on the video to activate live chat. Dear Friend: In 2011, Texas passed a restrictive voter ID bill, and ongoing litigation continues to sort out the future of the law. But with local elections coming up in less than two months, everyone needs to plan as if the law will be in effect this […]
Empower The Vote Texas: New Texas Photo Voter ID Requirements
Click on the video to activate live chat. New Texas Photo Voter ID Requirements Background: During the 2011 legislative session, the Texas Legislature passed SB 14, a bill implementing a photo identification requirement for Texas voters. The Department of Justice denied preclearance, prohibiting the legislation from going into effect in 2012. The State of […]
Supreme Court Frees Texas Attorney General To Suppress The Vote–See What He Tweeted
Click on the video to activate live chat. The Supreme Court ruled today that Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional. Many claim that the America of today is not the America of 1964. While that is true, many Republicans in Red States seem to think otherwise. Over the past several years these […]