In a segment this morning on CNN, commentator Roland Martin managed to cut through the double-talk and smokescreens that many conservatives try to send up when they are challenged about why they trying to make it harder for American citizens to vote. Martin was responding to comments made by Florida Governor Rick Scott about why [...]
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