North Carolina voting laws, and similar ones around the country, were the subject of scathing criticism Sunday night.
John Oliver took aim on his HBO show, Last Week Tonight.
A string of states, including North Carolina, have passed controversial voter ID laws over past few years. Oliver specifically cited data from North Carolina, including a claim that over 300,000 voters in North Carolina do not have valid IDs.
The piece also features a clip from former Rep. Tom Murry. Back in 2013, when he was a member of the General Assembly, Murry said the new law, “isn’t going to impact a significant amount of North Carolinians.”
Oliver replies:
“By that standard, you could also say, ‘We’re going to incinerate everyone named Warren.’ That’s not a ‘significant number of people.’ But, you are going to have a pretty justifiably upset Warren Beatty on your hands.”
Murry lost a reelection bid in 2014. He now works as a lobbyist for the state’s court system.
John Oliver made several interesting analogies throughout the piece.
“Voter ID is a problem the way deadly knife play from crabs is a problem,” Oliver said. “I’m not saying it doesn’t exist, there are cases where it has happened, but let’s not overreact to one stabby crab.”
Watch it here. Note: There is strong “HBO” language.
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