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Biden: Mitt Wants to Make Voting Harder

'IMAGINE'

Tells NAACP Romney would infringe on civil rights.

One day after Mitt Romney was booed by the NAACP for declaring he'd repeal Obamacare, Vice President Joe Biden told the civil rights group that the Republican presidential candidate—and his party—want to make it harder for people to vote. "Just close your eyes and imagine. Imagine what a Romney Justice Department will look like manual when his senior advisor on constitutional issues is Robert Bork," Biden said. "Imagine the recommendations for who is likely to be picked as attorney general and head of the Civil Rights Division and those other incredibly important positions at Justice. Imagine—and I mean, this is one of the most critical issues in this election."

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