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Sarah Silverman Voter Suppression Fact Check

By Erik Zimerman On September 27, 2012 · 5 Comments · In Against the Wind

For those of you who would like a full fact check, and analysis of the issue, you are welcome to read the full article. For a simple Fact Check on Sarah Silverman’s statements on her “Let my People Vote” Video, enjoy.[break][break] Sarah begins by stating that the new set of State Voter ID Laws target specific group of people; Blacks, the poor, the elderly and students. Obviously the new laws do not in any way directly target any group or race. They simply require some sort of photo ID in order to vote. The US until this election, was one of the only developed countries on earth where no ID whatsoever was required to vote. The laws vary in detail from state, but share in common that all accept virtually all state and federal issued photo IDs. Most also have exemptions for the disabled, the elderly and others.[break][break] Sarah explains that the four groups affected, blacks, students, the poor and the elderly are all Obama voters. While it is generally true that US blacks and students favor Obama, the case is not so for the other two groups. The elderly in the US are among the most conservative group in the nation, [...]

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The Lie of “Voter Suppression” – Sarah Silverman Joins the Fearmonger Bandwagon

By Erik Zimerman On September 24, 2012 · 6 Comments · In Against the Wind, The Whiskey Room

Sarah Silverman Voter Suppression Fact Check Sarah Silverman, who apparently has lost some of the fresh edge and youthful look that created the shock-value of her taboo-breaking and vulgar act (she now seems to be gradually fitting into a rather common cliché, the cursing bitter middle aged woman), has a popular video circulating where she mocks and seems to belittle the recent state Voter ID laws while frantically carrying the banner of racial incitement and fear of the “Gestapo-like evil Republicans”. I select this video as an example of the left’s position on the issue because it is among the best made and catchy; a viewer can reasonably come away from it thinking that she makes a reasonably good argument, albeit with crude annoying attempts at cheap humor. Many people may even be left uncomfortably wondering if the GOP truly simply wishes to disenfranchise voters on racial grounds. These new set of laws, meant to curb voter fraud, differ in exact detail from state to state, but basically simply require that voters show up at the voting booth with some form of valid photo ID. Every citizen, driver or not, has the right to obtain this required ID, and at no cost. [...]

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Sarah Silverman Voter Suppression Fact Check

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