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Beto O'Rourke: “You can use your license to carry a firearm at the polling…”

Featuring: Beto O'Rourke, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Texas

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Lock Him Up! Beto O'Rourke Is Risking Arrest To Protect Texas's Voters

Published | Video Starts at 13:24

… since Shelby vs. Holder was decided in 2013, literally, Gavin, within minutes of that decision, the state of Texas imposed the toughest voter ID law in the country. You know, You can use your license to carry a firearm at the polling place, but you dare use your ID at the University of Texas at El Paso to do the same. So they're going after these young people, they're going after communities of color. They're going after Texans who live in lower income neighborhoods. They just fear their power. (13:24–13:34)

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Asserts that Texas allows firearm licenses but not university IDs for voting.

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