Church attendees at the historic Brown Chapel in Selma, Alabama walked out in protest on Sunday after Alabama's secretary of state, John Merrill, discussed how the state is making sure there are more opportunities for Alabama residents to obtain photo identification so they can register to vote and participate in the electoral process.
The service, which was attended by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rep. Terri Sewell (D., Ala.), Merrill, and North Carolina NAACP President Dr. William Barber, reflected on the history of African Americans fighting for voting rights and the role that Brown Chapel played in the 1960s before the adoption of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Each of the aforementioned names spoke at the service, but Merrill, a Republican, received backlash after he told the audience that the state is in the process of creating more opportunities for people in Alabama to obtain photo identification to vote, WSFA 12 News reported.
"We want to make sure that every eligible U.S. citizen that is a resident of Alabama is registered to vote and has a photo ID so they can participate in the electoral process at they level that they want to participate," Merrill said.
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Sorry if they were upset. Don't think that this is the place to discuss this anyway
ReplyDeleteAnyone that has an issue with requiring voter IDs is simply a fool. You have no voting rights if we can not be sure that the process is legitmate and fair. I see no other way to ensure this beyond making everyone prove who they are when they vote. If they have a better idea than lets hear it but, the honor system has not and will not ever work.
ReplyDeleteI am a registered white privileged voter. Did so all by myself, no help from Jesse or any other loser.
ReplyDeleteI don't go to church to learn how to vote in political elections. That's what Town Halls are for. I go to church for spiritual guidance. I probably would have walked out as well...
ReplyDeleteNew Voter ID laws make no sense. It seems redundant that we need another common sense law to require that a person prove that they are who they say they are. It should already be the law of the land. Not a state choice.
ReplyDeleteThe are NOT discriminatory. Every one of these people have an ID. Just ask them. End of story.
The one's who are against it are the ones who have or intend to commit voter fraud or want to promote it.
And if a minority says its too hard for them to get one, just offer a free phone and see how put out they are that they can't get one. They'll be there in faster than a fat man in hotdog eating contest.
This is total BS and amazing that we're still talking about it.
This should happen all over America. We have to stop allowing liberals push us around.
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