PoliticsNation   |  February 05, 2013

VA Republicans pass voter ID laws

In Virginia, the Republican controlled House passed a bill limiting which IDs will be allowed at the polls. Rev. Al Sharpton explains.

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>>> party to change, but when it comes to voting rights , they're going back to their old playbook. today "the new york times" reports that long lines at the polls especially in red states cost hundreds of thousands of votes in november. on average, blacks and hispanics had to wait twice as long as whites to cast their ballots. in the state of florida, the longest voting lines in the country were too much to bear for some voters. 200,000 voters in florida say they gave up in frustration and didn't cast their ballots. but republicans are still at it. today in virginia the republican-controlled house of representatives passed a bill limiting voter i.d.s allowed at the polls. this is outrageous. but democrats are fighting back. already democratic lawmakers have introduced bills to protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections. the fight is on. republicans lost in 2012 , and they'll lose again this year. did they think we wouldn't notice they're back to their old tricks? nice try, but we