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Voting: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight · 10.4M views · 2016-02-15 · 14:09

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Overview

A John Oliver Last Week Tonight segment on voting access in the US, covering how some states are making voting less equal. It is a comedic news commentary piece.

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Used in political threads as a reference on voter ID laws and their effects, and often rebutted or disputed in the replies.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2018–2025

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US politics & electionsMedia, journalism & propagandaSatire & parody
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SideburnsOfDoom · 2018-01 · Recommendation

> People would complain a lot less about the ID requirement if the ID was equally easy to get for all voters, which it isn't. This is the nub of it. The way to disenfranchise people "legitimately" is to 1) insist on the voters having an Id and 2) make it hard for some people to get the necessary Id. Longer discussion here [VIDEO] "these restrictions tend to disproportionately impact African-American and Latino voters"

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aredox · 2025-04 · Reference

Provably false. [VIDEO] And you need to do paperwork, which means you have to pay and find time. How do people with 2 or 3 jobs do?

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youeseh · 2019-09 · Criticism

Hey, I watched the video and found it interesting that the guy interviewed people in Berkeley and New York - places where voter suppression is not an issue. Some counterpoints: [VIDEO]

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