Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120715:12:06:00
Racism. how could he compare the practices of the racist old south with a common sense neutral desire to simply ensure clean elections. but it's worth remembering what the original poll tax was like. sure, we now understand it as a tool of white supremacy or ooppression, those who pushed them could claim they had nuthing to do with race. on their face, they weren't discriminatory. shouldn't people be able to read if they're going to vote? isn't that common sense? they were designed and implemented to create disproportionate racial effects but the genius in many ways, intent doesn't matter, eff...