FLASHBACK: Obama Claims Voter ID Laws Do Not Stop ‘Our Folks’ From Voting

Kerry Picket Political Reporter

President Barack Obama excoriated voter ID laws in his remarks in Selma Saturday, saying the laws make it “harder” for people to cast a ballot — in contrast to what the president said about the laws just a few months ago.



Former President George W. Bush, whose party and former appointees fought tooth and nail against the administration’s lawsuits to dismantle Voter ID laws in different states, sat with his wife Laura on stage as Obama delivered his speech.

Back in October, however, Obama told Reverend Al Sharpton he did not think Voter ID laws kept people from voting.


He explained, “Keep in mind most of these laws are not preventing the the overwelimgly majority of folks who don’t vote from voting. Most people do have ID. Most people do have a drivers license. Most people can get to the polls. But the bottom line is, if less then half of our folks vote, these laws aren’t preventing the other half from not voting.”