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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Politics We Don't Have One of Those Already?

Posted by Eli Sanders on Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 6:00 AM

Mr. Holder also laid out a case for replacing the “antiquated” voter registration system by automatically registering all eligible voters; for barring state legislators from gerrymandering their own districts; and for creating a federal statute prohibiting the dissemination of fraudulent information to deceive people into not voting.

Sounds like a good idea, Mr. Attorney General.

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Jeez, that's the best you can do?

Posted by Eli's slowing down and will soon be hibernating. on December 14, 2011 at 6:23 AM

This is the best news I've heard out of DC in a long time. I'm sure all of the GOP'ers so concerned about ACORN and voter-registration fraud will stand behind Holder on this one....right?

Posted by slaggy

on December 14, 2011 at 6:46 AM

Guess again, slaggy. The GOP is so pissed-off at Holder right now over the whole "Fast and Furious" debacle that they wouldn't agree with him if he said "the sky is blue."

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on December 14, 2011 at 7:00 AM

Yes, because a program begun in 2006 is clearly Holder's responsibility.

Posted by dirge on December 14, 2011 at 9:00 AM

I have an anti-gerrymandering proposal: require legislative districts to align with zip code boundaries.

Posted by Big Adventure Steve on December 14, 2011 at 9:27 AM

Mr. Holder knows the Republicans use these tactics to deny blacks and other minority voters from electing fair representation. Thank you Mr. Attorney General and give them hell!

Posted by Vince on December 14, 2011 at 9:29 AM

now go & do something about it for once. this administration is roosevelt on rhetoric & taft on policy.

Posted by philosophy school dropout on December 14, 2011 at 9:52 AM