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Barack Obama: “A patchwork of laws makes it harder to vote [in America].”

Featuring: Barack Obama, Democratic | 44th President of the United States | National

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Final Address by President at United Nations General Assembly

Published | Video Starts at 24:37

Yes, in America, there is too much money. In politics, too much Entrenched partisanship, too little participation by citizens, in part because of A patchwork of laws makes it harder to vote [in America]. In Europe, a well intentioned Brussels often became too isolated from the normal push and pull of national politics. (24:37–24:49)

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Asserts that voting is complicated by inconsistent laws in the U.S.

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