The Republican War on Democracy: Voter Suppression, Dirty Tricks Target Swing States

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Ari Berman: "GOP War on Voting" Targets Swing States with New Voter ID and Registration Laws.

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division blocked Texas from enforcing a new law requiring voters to present photo identification after ruling that the rule would discriminate against Latino voters.

The move follows a similar decision late last year to block another voter ID law in South Carolina, the first such law overruled by the Justice Department in nearly two decades.

Ari Berman, writer for The Nation magazine, has been covering the issue of voting rights in the United States. He is author of "Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics," and an article for Rolling Stone magazine, "GOP War on Voting Targets Swing States."