Al Franken Smacks Down Hans von Spakovsky Over Flawed Voter ID Stats
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 9th, 2011 4:46 am by HL
Al Franken Smacks Down Hans von Spakovsky Over Flawed Voter ID Stats
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) squared off with voting rights restrictions enthusiast Hans von Spakovsky at at hearing on Thursday, accusing the Heritage Foundation fellow of leaving out a crucial piece of data that undermined his argument that voter ID laws don’t suppress minority turnout.
Lindsey Graham Backs Federal Voter ID Law, Calls Restrictions ‘The Future Of The Country’
Congress should follow in the steps of state legislatures and pass a federal voter ID law that requires voters to present photo identification at the polls, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said Thursday.