The Republican lawmakers who are leading the fight for the restrictive legislation say they are doing so in the name of stopping election fraud -- and, really, who's in favor of election fraud? But the larger purpose and effect of the laws is to disenfranchise Hispanic voters, other minorities, and the poor -- most of whom, let's also be clear, vote for Democrats.

To insinuate that just because one is a minority, he or she is likely to lack the cognitive capability to obtain some form of identification is insulting on so many levels.

sweltering summer days and crisp autumn mornings

filthy, roach infested jails, suffering the abuse and brutality of policemen who view them as "dirty nigger-lovers."

"rabble rousers"