However, Obama’s remarks are strikingly different from comments by state Senator Harold Metts who sponsored a voter ID bill in Rhode Island. “As a minority citizen and a senior citizen, I would not support anything that I thought would present obstacles or limit protections,” Metts said. “This bill ensures that no one will be denied the right to vote, and I truly believe I’m doing the right thing… For me, it's not about red state-blue state, or who's on the left or who’s on the right. It’s about strengthening the public’s faith in the system.” Harold Metts, a Democrat, saw that voter fraud was a problem in his state and didn’t let party elites stop him from proposing voter ID.
RNLA Chair Norcross also said that “rather than apologizing for and distancing himself from the activities of the now-disgraced ACORN, which he has never done, President Obama instead now vows to block legitimate state efforts to ensure that ACORN's successors are not allowed to engage in fraudulent activities during the election process in their states.”
The RNLA Responds to Obama’s Criticism of Voter ID
via rnla.org
