House Dems Slam 'Racist,' 'Rovian' Voter ID Laws; Says DOJ Isn't Doing Enough

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The Obama Justice Department needs to do more to stop states from implementing voter ID bills which disenfranchise minority voters, a coalition of House Democrats and civil rights leaders said Wednesday.

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"You wanna know something? Getting a video from Blockbuster is not a constitutional right. Getting liquor from the liquor store is not a constitutional right," said Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI).

States coming up with these voter ID laws at the same time "was not spontaneous generation," Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) said. "It was Rovian. This was an obvious Republican attempt to subvert our vote in 2012 and to hurt the President of the United States' chance of reelection, which is the entire goal of the Republican House -- to defeat Barack Obama even if they take down the United States economy while they do it."

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Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) took a shot at the major networks for not having someone on hand to cover the news conference on voting rights.

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