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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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