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Why the ‘More Than A Vote” Organization is Critically Important
One reason the More Than A Vote organization is critically important is because voter suppression is still alive and kicking and there are some folks hell-bent on keeping it alive.
So let me cut straight through the chase.
What Mitch McConnell said back in 2016 was wrong then, and is still wrong in 2021. In a USA Today article, discussing the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The former Senate Majority Leader said, “It’s not really about knocking down barriers. There are no serious barriers to voting anymore anywhere in America.”
While Mitch McConnell was painting a rosy picture of the progress of voting rights in America for all her citizens. Bernie Sanders had already provided the shade.
“Voter suppression today is alive and well in the form of unnecessary voter ID laws, restrictions on registering to vote, improper purging of voter rolls, fellow disenfranchisement, and a staggering array of deceptive practices that are preventing eligible voters from participating in the political process.
— Senator Bernie Sanders
