"Fifty years after the Voting Rights Act, there are still too many barriers to vote, and too many people trying to erect new ones. We’ve seen laws that roll back early voting, force people to jump through hoops to cast a ballot, or lead to legitimate voters being improperly purged from the rolls. Over the years, we have seen provisions specifically designed to make it harder for some of our fellow citizens to vote. In a democracy like ours, with a history like ours, that’s a disgrace." —Presiden

3.9K views · 220 reactions | “If you're walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.” - Barack Obama, born on this day in 1961. | Biography | Facebook