Republicans are desperately trying to rig the election in November by kicking millions of Democratic voters off the rolls with Voter Suppression ID Laws. And now, they’re not even hiding their racist intentions to block minority voters. Attorneys General in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Texas – all Republicans – have filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court calling for certain provisions of the Voting Rights Act to be struck down.

The Voting Rights Act upended decades of Jim Crow laws in the South that put barriers in front of blacks voting. And today, with Voter ID laws intended to disproportionately affect black and minority voters, Republicans want free rein to do the same thing that racists in the South did post-Civil War. The only difference between now and then is Republicans are using the excuse of voter fraud to justify these laws. But considering that actual voter fraud occurs less often than people dying from TVs falling on their heads – then the real motivation behind these Voter Suppression ID laws is fairly obvious.

-Thom

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The real Paul Ryan / The Real Party Platform
- John Nichols, The Nation Magazine

American want the rich to pay more taxes - isn't it time to roll back the Bush Tax Cuts? Maybe Reagan tax cuts too!
- Tony Sayegh, Political news analyst, campaign management consultant, and government affairs professional

Hour Three: The New New Deal
- Michael Grunwald, Senior National Correspondent-TIME Magazine / Author of the new book, "The New New Deal: The Hidden Story of Change in the Obama Era"

Democratic process hangs in the balance in Milwaukie, WI
- David Cobb, National spokesperson Move To Amend / Lawyer & National Projects Director of Democracy Unlimited

Phone number to call Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele: 414 278 4211. Ask him to sign the resolution to let Milwaukee County residents vote against Citizens United in November, by close of day tomorrow.

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Friday's Daily Stack

Unfortunately a major storm in Arizona knocked out the connections to Dr. Mike Newcomb who was due to guest host today, so there was a special Thom Hartmann recycled.

Article: "Two dead, 8 wounded in gunfire near NY's Empire State Building" by Lily Kuo and Chris Francescani.

Article: "Romney Plan Would Raise Taxes On Middle Class To Finance Massive Corporate Tax Cut" by Travis Waldron.

Article: "Senate OKs Calif. Election Day voter sign-up" by AP.

Article: "AIG Bailout Netted Taxpayers $17.7 Billion" by AP.

Article: "Negative equity still cripples young families" by Real Estate Economy Watch.

Article: "#SavetheArctic: Greenpeace Activists Occupy Arctic Oil Drilling Platform" by Common Dreams.

Article: "Conservative Super PACs Outspend Liberal Ones By $100 Million" by Aviva Shen.

Article: "Berlusconi got me pregnant: German starlet ‘Queen Bee’" by AFP.

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