2012 U.S. Presidential Election

[Dark Sage]

Ah yes, Fox News, "the only fair and balanced" reporting, a statement they make that makes me want to vomit every time I hear it.

Going back to your original question about Sharpton's opinion, he has compared the voter ID laws to the Jim Crow laws, saying that they will keep impovershed minorities from voting. Now, I'll admit that Sharpton is not my favorite activist and I don't agree with him too often, but he has at least some of a point here. In fact, that guy in Pennsylvania I mentioned who made that awful joke about the disabled has admitted that the law will help Romney.

Sharpton has also compared the law to a poll tax, which is illegal, another valid point.

I should also point out that Sharpton is far from the only well-known figure to make both claims. They are held by many, including a lot of actual politicians who hold state and federal offices.

Before you ask for proof, I have none. But then, the guy who was at the hearing supporting the South Carolina voter ID laws admitted under cross-examination that he had nothing to support his claims of voter fraud cases involving identification either.