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turned out, great if we had more access, but if you want to be dumb and have leaders you didn t have any influence over fine don t vote. but i don t think people should be compelled to vote. it works great for australia, not for us. what do you think, ms. soto? i agree with jason on this one. i do not think we should have mandatory voting. what i do think we should do is do away with the barriers. let s do away with the registration barriers the voting day barriers. look here in texas how hard they have made voting with the new voting i.d. get at the issue of voting from the other way. i m with victoria on this one. thank you, victoria zurlina and jason, for your time. we ll be right back with an empire star on the shocking
campaign to protect voting rights. and this just released report shows these new restrictive laws were introduced in 40 states this year, from registration barriers to voter i.d. requirements, these laws could impact 5 million voters. republicans say they prevent voter fraud, but it s baloney. a five-year bush justice department probe led to 86 prosecutions out of 300 million votes cast. that s 0.00003%. they re targeting democratic voters, suppressing minorities, the elderly and the young. but we won t stop fighting for our rights. joining me now is will crosby, director of voter protection for the democratic national committee which just released its new report a reversal in