House Passes Bill To Prevent Voter Suppression
June 25, 2007, 8:43pm
The House today passed a bill that would prohibit and punish deceptive practices that aim to keep voters away from the polls.
John Conyers, D-Mich.: Protecting the right to vote “is the cornerstone right of our democracy. … Protecting this right, however, has not been an easy task.”
Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill.: “In its finest sense, [the bill] speaks to the voice of democracy. … [N]othing is more American than voting, and nothing could be more un-American than deceiving one from taking the right to vote.”
Categories: Illinois, Michigan, Producer's Picks, John Conyers, Rahm Emanuel, Voting Rights
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