Fmr. Gov. Ehrlich Pushes Back on Chris Matthews, Howard Dean over Voter ID Laws

On MSNBC's 'Hardball,' Fmr. Gov. Bob Ehrlich (R) Pushes Back Against Liberal Spin on Voter ID Laws (NewsBusters)

Former Md. Governor Bob Ehrlich (R) pushed back against Howard Dean and Chris Matthews on Wednesday night's Hardball when the topic of voter ID laws came up and the liberal duo pushed the tired meme that such laws were Republican plots to disenfranchise poor and minority voters who tend to be Democrats. 

Ehrlich countered that such laws were common sense measures to establish a voter's identity and thus protect every voter's franchise. The former Republican congressman also noted that for all their bluster about how photo ID requirements supposedly stifle constitutional rights, NBC studios require a valid government-issued photo ID to visit and appear on air.