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that have been cast, it was a way to make it more difficult for seniors and college students and people with disabilities ar for women to exercise their right to vote. so how did this voter i.d. rule come about that s causing all of these problems from people responding and for candidates in many of these races? a little background. last year the supreme court overturned section 5 of 1965 s voting rights act which required certain states and localities in the south that had a history of discrimination get federal approval for any election changes. and so as much june 2013, michigan had the toughest voting laws in the country. now harsh regulations on photo i.d.s and same day registration have swept the south, affecting many poor and minority voters. let s turn to ari melber. he s lgs the host of the cycle

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through, she said that commitment has been disserved by today s decision. now one little footnote here. this does not strike down the entire voting rights act. individual civil rights groups can still sue local governments whether they make election changes, and the justice department can still sue to put a state or a county or a city in to the coverage under section 5. but that would and very difficult process. it has to do it case by says, it would have to assemble the facts that there had been a history of discrimination that continued. so that s an option but i don t know how effective an option would be. this really does put it back to congress, just as the court warned four years ago that it was going to do. it rattled its saber four years ago in a case from texas and said, man, things have changed. you know, congress, if you want to keep this, you better make some changes. congress didn t. so today s outcome should be no surprise. pete, we just got a statement in from the pres

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a word of warning to anyone who thinks the whole election circus may be overcome november 7th. it very well might not be. the outcome could get tied up in court, thanks to new voter i. di laws. voting rights advocates in pennsylvania were in the state s highest court asking a pan of justices to overturn a law requiring residents to show i.d. before they vote. there appeared to be tough questioning from the justices on why the law needs to take effect now. these election changes should be implemented in a way to increase, not impede, participation. and they re recommending two federal election cycle to ensure that no one falls through the cracks. my question is, what s the rush? who is it going to hurt? it s estimated that the law could prevent as much as 9% of state s population from voting this november. many at risk live in democratic strongholds like philadelphia. that may be by design.

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questioning about whether the law is necessary just weeks before the national election. these election changes should be implemented in a way to increase, not impede, participation. and they re recommending a two federal election cycle to ensure that no one falls through the cracks. my question is, what s the rush? who is it going to hurt? well, protestors on both sides of the issue have gathered outside the courthouse. the naacp president was one of several speakers who rallied with opponents of the law today. what we are fighting for in this moment is democracy ourselves. our opponents believe this will tilt things in their favor. the question in front of pennsylvania today is, which way, pennsylvania? forward, in line with the tradition of democracy in this country or backwards towards dark days long since forgotten. nbc s ron allen is live in

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