Salon.com > Voter ID Laws http://www.salon.com Thu, 23 May 2013 15:15:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 It’s not a democracy if we don’t have the right to vote http://www.salon.com/2013/01/30/its_time_to_make_voting_constitutional_partner/ http://www.salon.com/2013/01/30/its_time_to_make_voting_constitutional_partner/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:10:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13185899 The American Prospect Early last year, when Attorney General Eric Holder took a strong stand against voter-identification laws, he emphasized how much they violate core American ideals. “What we are talking here is a constitutional right,” he said. “This is not a privilege. The right to vote is something that is fundamental to who we are as Americans. We have people who have given their lives—people have sacrificed a great deal in order for people to have the right to vote. It’s what distinguishes the United States from most other countries.”

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