Justin's Political Corner

State Rep. Alan Clemmons, who authored the South Carolina voter ID lawbeing argued in federal court this week, admitted on Tuesday he welcomed a racist email he received from a friend in support of the law.

Clemmons replied with “Amen” and “thank you for your support” after a man named Ed Koziol wrote that black and poor voters would “be like a swarm of bees going after a watermelon” if the legislature offered a reward for obtaining identification cards, according to McClatchy.

At the trial, Clemmons called the response “poorly considered.”

A civil rights lawyer also asked Clemmons about packets of peanuts that were distributed with cards that read “Stop Obama’s nutty agenda and support voter ID.” 

h/t: Ryan J. Reilly