Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20140604:20:46:00
Voter i.d. laws critics accuse law enforcements of being motivated not by a desire to curb voter fraud bye-bye racism. eric holder compared this to poll taxes that expressed the vote under jim crow and this week there's evidence to back the claim that voter i.d. legislation is rooted in racial bias. according to a new study from the university of southern california there's strong evidence that, quote, discriminatory intent underlies legislative support for voter i.d. laws. to arrive at this conclusion researchers sent e-mails to over 1800 state legislators in 1400 states. in order to measure ...