Attorney General Merrick Garland’s assertion that “the right to vote is still under attack” sparked anger and warnings that Democrats are poised to cheat to win the 2024 election.
Garland was in Selma, Alabama along with Vice President Kamala Harris to mark the 59th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” when civil rights marchers were attacked in 1965. Speaking at a church service at Selma’s Tabernacle Baptist Church on Sunday, Garland recounted the history of voting rights in the nation which he claimed have “never been steady” for black Americans and “other voters of color,” Fox News reported.
Joe Biden’s Attorney General, Merrick Garland, has announced that they’ll try to end voter ID requirements.
Democrats are trying to get rid of voter ID laws at the same time they’re flooding our country with millions of illegal aliens.
We all know why. pic.twitter.com/0q9tEYz3Yv
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) March 3, 2024
Garland claimed that voter ID laws and other measures to ensure election integrity in the nation have made it harder “for millions of eligible voters to vote and to elect the representatives of their choice.”
“Those measures include practices and procedures that make voting more difficult; redistricting maps that disadvantage minorities; and changes in voting administration that diminish the authority of locally elected or nonpartisan election administrators,” Garland said. “Such measures threaten the foundation of our system of government.”
“That is why the Justice Department is fighting back,” Garland told the churchgoers. “That is why one of the first things I did when I came into office was to double the size of the voting section of the civil rights division. That is why we are challenging efforts by states and jurisdictions to implement discriminatory, burdensome, and unnecessary restrictions on access to the ballot, including those related to mail-in voting, the use of drop boxes, and voter ID requirements.”
Ask yourself why the attorney general would want to fight “voter ID” laws meant to make sure only American citizens vote in elections unless they know they cannot win? All the problems Americans face daily and this is the priority of the AG. 🤦♀️ https://t.co/RnG5FUIwOg
— Ash🇺🇸✌🏼 (@ash_leyyy32) March 4, 2024
“That is why we are working to block the adoption of discriminatory redistricting plans that dilute the vote of black voters and other voters of color,” he added and later asserted that the Justice Department “recognizes the urgency of this moment.”
Garland’s remarks sparked furious responses as many on social media warned that the fix is in for Democrats looking to affect the outcome of elections in November. Others denounced his insult to black Americans.
“Assuming that black people can’t get an ID is extremely racist,” Collin Rugg noted on X.
Merrick Garland tells black people that voter ID laws are discriminatory, burdensome, and unnecessary.
AG Garland assumes Black people have difficulty obtaining an ID
Is it Garland who is ignorant and racist?
Here’s what Black people had to say about this issue 👇 pic.twitter.com/HTCIbI7JyX
— Alec Lace (@AlecLace) March 3, 2024
The ONLY reason to oppose voter ID laws is if you intend to cheat. Either you want secure elections or you don’t.
— Tonto_Fighter (@FighterTonto) March 3, 2024
Every civilized county on the planet has voter ID. The only reason someone is against it is because they want to cheat.
End of.— MrDucks (@MrDucks1954) March 3, 2024
The 2024 steal is now a DOJ production.
— Stev Obertorq (@stefjoe47) March 4, 2024
But you need an ID for everything else besides voting. Pathetic smoke screen my Garland pandering to the black vote. pic.twitter.com/ekeYsUueGb
— David Arcano (@david_arcano) March 3, 2024
They can’t win without cheating.
— Ron Alcus (@AlcusRon) March 4, 2024
We don’t have to ask why another A.G. is trying to do away with voter ID, we know why. They’ve spent 3 years allowing some 18-20 million people into our country. Of course they’re going to push against voter ID. They need to assure the illegals crossing our borders can vote.
— Jamie ✝️♥️🇺🇸 (@JLP3652_9922) March 4, 2024
