Charlie Crist Blasts Rick Scott's 'Unconscionable' Voter Suppression Tactics

Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) on Wednesday criticized his successor, Gov. Rick Scott (R), and other Republicans for using "shameless" tactics that suppress voting rights, including requiring photo IDs, preventing felons from voting and

By David Edwards

07/25/12 01:10 pm

telling the NAACP that they were the equivalent of "poll taxes."

"He's on the right track," the former governor agreed. "Anytime that you put more impediments into a citizen's right -- a legal citizen's right to vote and make that more difficult, you impede the natural right of democracy and a citizen's right to have their voice heard in important elections."

"It's just plain wrong," he added.

(h/t: Talking Points Memo)

Charlie Crist Blasts Rick Scott's 'Unconscionable' Voter Suppression Tactics

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