Why North Carolina's Voter ID Bill Might be the Nation's Worst

For decades, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 required cities, counties and states with histories of discriminatory voting laws to seek federal permission--preclearance, in legal parlance--before changing their election rules. When the Supreme Court invalidated part of the VRA last month, that all changed. The high court's decision made it easier for jurisdictions with troubled pasts to enact restrictive voting laws. Now North Carolina is set to do just that. North Carolina's GOP-led legislature ha...