Defend the Right to Vote in 2012 (12/23/11)

As we gear up for the 2012 election cycle, a disturbing trend has emerged that sees powerful forces winning ground in an all-out assault to stifle the voice of American citizens everywhere by suppressing the right to vote.

It's all part of a right-wing agenda that is seeking to disenfranchise voters and make the U.S. political system an exclusive plaything for the rich. The laws passed in these states-many of them important battleground states that could decide who wins the White House-could cost millions of U.S. citizens their voting rights.

Read more in the Amsterdam News hereĀ