There were some memorable moments at yesterday’s event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, but concern over voting rights was a constant theme throughout the day, and former President Bill Clinton delivered one of the more striking lines: “A great democracy does not make it harder to vote than to buy an assault weapon.”
That’s a great quote, which made the rounds with lightning speed, but is it rooted in fact? Salon’s Alex Seitz-Wald took a closer look and found that it’s “absolutely true.”
[I]n strict voter ID states, [voters must show a] government-issued photo ID, and some states, like Texas, don’t even allow out-of-state IDs. These restrictions can be a big burden for millions of people who don’t have drivers licenses or birth certificates, or who lost them, or who don’t live near a DMV, etc.









