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prospect.org - 11/3/2008

THE NEW POLL TAX.

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This is why Rachel Maddow matters: The poll tax was a sly system of disenfranchisement used in the Jim Crow era to disenfranchise Southern blacks. Aware that the Constitution now assured everyone the "right" to vote, Southern states imposed a voting fee heavy enough that ...

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nymag.com - 11/3/2008

The Dr. Maddow Show

— nymag.com — The secret to the success of a wonky lesbian pundit with no TV experience? A Ph.D. from... Oxford, a dry sense of humor, and the ability to be nice to Pat Buchanan. (more) The Dr. Maddow Show

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msnbc.msn.com - 10/31/2008

Transcript: Barack Obama talks to Rachel Maddow 5 days before election - Rachel Maddow show

— msnbc.msn.com — October 30, 2008 - MSNBC's Rachel Maddow flew to Florida to meet with Democratic presidential candidate Barack... Obama on the campaign trail to get his views on the looming election and what Americans can expect should Obama win the office of the ... (more) Transcript: Barack Obama talks to Rachel Maddow 5 days ...

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youtube.com - 11/3/2008

RACHEL MADDOW - THE NEW POLL TAX - PAYING TO VOTE (video)

— youtube.com — Rachel: In January 1964, the 24th Amendment to the Constitution abolished the poll tax. A poll tax... was a fee you had to pay at the time of voting. No money, ... (more) RACHEL MADDOW - THE NEW POLL TAX - PAYING TO VOTE (video)

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Political Animal — ... is: a poll tax. That there are Americans who are told they have to wait in lines up to 10 hours is a genuine national disgrace, but what about those who want to cast a ballot, but simply don't have the luxury of taking three or five or seven or 10 hours to stand in line? For some, their employers won't tolerate that kind of break. For others, who get paid by the hour, it's simply too expensive to give up that much time. For others still, it's just not a physical option. It is, as Ezra noted , "disenfranchisement in action. A longer line does not simply mean more people are ...

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Newshoggers.com — By Fester: Ezra Klein is passing along the Rachel Maddow argument that long voting lines are not a healthy sign of a democracy, but instead a systemic poor-person voter suppression method: voting lines are just another form of poll tax. They are a time tax. How much is four hours worth to the average voter? How many voters can take four hours off from ...

Long Lines To Vote Are a Poll Tax
Comments from Left Field — I’ve never heard or read this argument made before, and now I’m wondering why not. Undoubtedly, it has something to do with the fact that few media commentators are as sharp as Rachel Maddow: Click here to view the embedded video. Via Ezra Klein.

MIDDAY ROUNDUP
News — MIDDAY ROUNDUP Accusations that Republican poll monitors were kicked out of Philadelphia-area precincts draws protests from conservative bloggers on Election Day, while long lines at polling places may hurt traditionally Democratic working-class and minority voters, liberal bloggers fear. Also, both sides wonder what will happen in the case of a victory by John McCain tonight. Campaign finance and voter fraud have become significant parts of Democrats’ electoral strategy, as evinced by the GOP expulsion from Philly polls, Powerline’s John accuses. If true, the denial of Republican poll-watchers would be a violation of state election law, Townhall’s Amanda Carpenter ...