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The proverbial "wolf-in-sheep's clothing" in the form of the 'Help America Vote Act' may actually disenfranchise millions of Americans by denying their right to vote! Greg Palast, award winning investigative journalist, reveals the shocking reality behind the cleverly disguised law - which is the brain child of Karl Rove. It was the truth behind the firing of the US Attorney's - these government officials were given the task of finding and prosecuting fraudulent voters to be used as justification to pass restrictive new voter legislation. The problem?? There were no fraudulent voters - NOT ONE!!! The US Attorney's who stood up and told the truth found themselves out of a job!! Despite the TOTAL lack of cases of fraudulent voters, a number of states have passed new laws requiring photo I.D. You may think this is not a problem - think again. This requirement effectively disenfranchises millions of LEGAL voters. Who do these new laws target? As Greg Palast points out, "they're black, they're brown and they're BLUE". Let your listeners know about this important issue that may very well determine the outcome of the next election!