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John Oliver shows the incredible hypocrisy of voter ID laws

February 15, 2016 / Leave a comment

Voting is one of our basic rights in the US — though you might not know it from the tragically low turnouts in US elections. Some of that can be blamed on voter apathy, but much can also be blamed on voter ID laws put in place to suppress voter turnout of especially African American and Latino voters. There are currently 33 states with [[Voter ID laws in the United States]]. It should be noted that many voter ID laws were rejected as discriminatory under the Voting Rights Act — which was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2012.

In the video below, John Oliver does his homework and shows the hypocrisy and cynicism of voter ID laws.


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