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kpete

(71,900 posts)
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 09:45 AM Sep 2012

Brothers and sisters, do you want to go back? Or do you want to keep America moving forward?

Lewis to Democrats: ‘We must march to the polls like never, ever before’

Brothers and sisters, do you want to go back? Or do you want to keep America moving forward? My dear friends, your vote is precious, almost sacred. It is the most powerful, nonviolent tool we have to create a more perfect union. Not too long ago, people stood in unmovable lines. They had to pass a so-called literacy test, pay a poll tax. On one occasion, a man was asked to count the number of bubbles in a bar of soap. On another occasion, one was asked to count the jelly beans in a jar-all to keep them from casting their ballots. Today it is unbelievable that there are Republican officials still trying to stop some people from voting. They are changing the rules, cutting polling hours and imposing requirements intended to suppress the vote. The Republican leader in the Pennsylvania House even bragged that his state’s new voter ID law is “gonna allow Governor Romney to win the state.” That’s not right. That’s not fair. That’s not just. And similar efforts have been made in Texas, Ohio, Florida, Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia and South Carolina. I’ve seen this before. I’ve lived this before. Too many people struggled, suffered and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/national-govt-politics/lewis-urges-democrats-to-keep-america-moving-forwa/nR5CB/
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Brothers and sisters, do you want to go back? Or do you want to keep America moving forward? (Original Post) kpete Sep 2012 OP
Remember those purple fingers for voting that the American men and women sacrificed for riverbendviewgal Sep 2012 #1

riverbendviewgal

(4,251 posts)
1. Remember those purple fingers for voting that the American men and women sacrificed for
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 09:49 AM
Sep 2012

The Republicans didn't....Thankfully The Dems convention showed the country that Dems don' t forget and also want to hold sacred the vote...the only thing that makes all Americans equal.

I hope to see the largest turnout in voting in history this election...Go for it Americans.

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