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To vote, or the republican worries about whos allowed to vote and how you prove youre allowed to vote. early voting doesnt invoke any of those concerns at all. its about when you turn up. right? and people like having more options about when to vote than just election day. by 2012, by the next presidential election in ohio, fully a third of the people who voted in that election in 2012 voted early. people like it, its convenient to be able to vote early. but that almost didnt happen in 2012 beca...

System is voting is still based upon an 18th century model where people identified with their state more than they did their nation. and so in 1787, i would be a new jersey an, not so much an american. it is now 2014 and very few people identify with their state over and against their country. we are americans, we have no american system of voting, we have states systems of voting processes and this reports gets at that, but it doesnt really finish the discussion in terms of how to really repair...

Jersey and then fly to florida and vote. who is going to make this happen, and at the core of this discussion, chris, its the same issue thats at the core of the voting rights act discussion. that is states rights, our system is voting is still based upon an 18th century model where people identified with their state more than they did their nation. and so in 1787, i would be a new jersey an, not so much an american. it is now 2014 and very few people identify with their state over and against t...

Suggested the civil rights case was going to be brought against george zimmerman, that that is -- this is another clue that they are not going to do it. >> well, but, youre saying that with -- but have you seen the voting processes in texas? i have. they are just absolutely -- >> i have never been a voter in texas. i have been to texas. >> i know you have. >> a lot. i think its a pretty diverse state and i think whats interesting here too is that the supreme court spoke. the congressional relati...

Lets switch to todays voting processes. under these photo id lays, you now have to get a birthday certificate, usually a certified one with a raised seal. thats $10 to $25. you have to get to the motor vehicle office and get your official state id, the drivers license or state id in which case youre paying another $20 to $35. youre paying a price, a dollar figure, to be able to participate in the electoral process. its indeed a poll tax. >> e.j. dionne, the pennsylvania voter rights case could b...

Prevent poor voters from being able to participate. lets switch to todays voting processes. under these photo id lays, you now have to get a birthday certificate, usually a certified one with a raised seal. thats $10 to $25. you have to get to the motor vehicle office and get your official state id, the drivers license or state id in which case youre paying another $20 to $35. youre paying a price, a dollar figure, to be able to participate in the electoral process. its indeed a poll tax. >> e.j...

>> absolutely. as a matter of fact, if we look at how poll taxes were used in the past, we know that poll taxes were used as obstacles to prevent poor voters from being able to participate. lets switch to todays voting processes. under these photo id lays, you now have to get a birthday certificate, usually a certified one with a raised seal. thats $10 to $25. you have to get to the motor vehicle office and get your official state id, the drivers license or state id in which case youre paying an...

Smells like this administration patting themselves on the back saying look what we are doing, we are tough, we are strong and defense. we are taking out the paid guys. the president of the united states is picking those people to take out with the drones. the president doesnt understand the position the "new york times" and the leakers put him in in the future. now hes in harms way before, during and after the presidency of the united states. shannon: well follow this and see if your predictions...

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There are two, separate bills that were introduced in the special session. thats h.b. 3 and s.b. 1 and both do contain a whole slew of restrictions to the voting processes. and -- and different kinds of criminal penalties added to the voting process. specifically, for election officials. now, the decision to break quorum is not an easy one because it does come with a great risk. by law, they have to respond and have to be there, at the capitol. meaning, that the department of public safety could...