"I call upon both Republicans and Democrats to work with us to have a national ID card that is free and accessible. President Lyndon Johnson and Martin Luther King recognized was the greatest step for society was that short step into the voting booth. If we are to be true to their courage and conviction, we must make that short step as easy as possible. Surely, if we can land a spaceship on Mars, we can certainly put a voter ID card in the hand of every eligible voter."

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Andrew Young

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Andrew Young is a prominent civil rights leader and diplomat known for his role in the Civil Rights Movement and as a former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

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