Скачать или смотреть A War of Voting: Could Redistricting and Voting Law Changes Help Republicans Win in 2012?

www.DemocracyNow.org - A new report by the Brennan Center for Justice warns changes to voting laws could strip the voting rights of more than 5 million people -- a higher number than the margin of victory in two of the last three presidential elections. Its findings reveal some 3.2 million people in Kansas, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin do not have the state identification they will now need to vote. Others will be kept from the voting booth by tougher restrictions for convicted prisoners and laws requiring proof of U.S. citizenship. The Brennan Center warns "these new restrictions fall most heavily on young, minority and low-income voters, as well as on voters with disabilities." In 2012, states that have cracked down on voting rights will account for 63 percent of the 270 Electoral College votes needed for a presidential victory. Democracy Now! speaks with Ari Berman, author of the new article in Rolling Stone magazine, "The GOP War on Voting," and with ProPublica reporter Lois Beckett, who co-wrote, "The Hidden Hands in Redistricting: Corporations and Other Powerful Interests," about how money is helping re-shape Congressional districts along partisan lines, a practice known as gerrymandering.

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