Politics. On Point.

With the 2012 election less than a year away, voter suppression efforts are already in high gear across the nation. That’s a direct quote from the web site of Lawyers Committee For Civil Rights , just one of several civil rights organizations bringing awareness to the current unethical voter registration practices taking place. There is a persistent and well-coordinated effort in state legislatures to deter minority, low-income, elderly, disabled and student voters from access to the ballot. In short, the right to vote which is fundamental to our democracy is under attack, the website continues. Several  members of the civil rights community joined Lawyers Committee today for a press conference at the National Press Club to bring awareness to improper voter registration tactics being implemented across the country. Lawyers Committee for Civil and Human Rights join Jesse Jackson, Sr and other civil rights groups at the National Press Club to address the issue of vot...