Elie Mystal: ‘We Could Eliminate All Voter Registration Laws ... When Democrats Get in Charge’

BRZEZINSKI OK so like ░░░░░░░░ MYSTAL Well we could ░░░░░░░░ all voter registration laws ░░░░░░░░ when Democrats get in ░░░░░░░░ we try to protect ░░░░░░░░ rights We don t ░░░░░░░░ voting easier Now I ░░░░░░░░ all for voter eligibility ░░░░░░░░ We might disagree about ░░░░░░░░ those requirements should be ░░░░░░░░ you know I m ░░░░░░░░ to say that like ░░░░░░░░ should be an age ░░░░░░░░ to vote I might ░░░░░░░░ 16 you might say ░░░░░░░░ but I m not ░░░░░░░░ to say 8 right ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ that there should be ░░░░░░░░ eligibility requirements But once ░░░░░░░░ re eligible why do ░░░░░░░░ have to pre register ░░░░░░░░ is that even a ░░░░░░░░ It wasn t a ░░░░░░░░ in this country at ░░░░░░░░ founding We didn t ░░░░░░░░ voter pre registration in ░░░░░░░░ We didn t have ░░░░░░░░ pre registration in 1821 ░░░░░░░░ only started having voter ░░░░░░░░ generally speaking after the ░░░░░░░░ War Why do you ░░░░░░░░ that is It s ░░░░░░░░ a bunch of freed ░░░░░░░░ slaves were migrating up ░░░░░░░░ and all of a ░░░░░░░░ New York was like ░░░░░░░░ need some registration up ░░░░░░░░ here right A bunch ░░░░░░░░ immigrants from mainly Ireland ░░░░░░░░ Italy were coming to ░░░░░░░░ York People were like ░░░░░░░░ we need some registration ░░░░░░░░ here If you re ░░░░░░░░ to vote you should ░░░░░░░░ automatically registered to vote ░░░░░░░░ that is how they ░░░░░░░░ it everywhere else but ░░░░░░░░ Everywhere else but us ░░░░░░░░ has automatic registration or ░░░░░░░░ other form of forced ░░░░░░░░ for everybody so that ░░░░░░░░ don t have this ░░░░░░░░ between eligible voters and ░░░░░░░░ voters That s the ░░░░░░░░ law in the book ░░░░░░░░ we could change and ░░░░░░░░ s to see how ░░░░░░░░ s different than just ░░░░░░░░ we have to protect ░░░░░░░░ rights No no we ░░░░░░░░ t have to protect ░░░░░░░░ rights we have to ░░░░░░░░ voting rights so that ░░░░░░░░ 90 million people that ░░░░░░░░ on the couch and ░░░░░░░░ out this last election ░░░░░░░░ democracy and fascism so ░░░░░░░░ maybe they have a ░░░░░░░░ bit of an easier ░░░░░░░░ to get up off ░░░░░░░░ couch and come participate ░░░░░░░░ the democracy.”