{"id":435522,"date":"2021-04-20T14:35:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T18:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=435522"},"modified":"2021-04-20T14:35:53","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T18:35:53","slug":"burgess-owens-shreds-democrats-comparison-of-voter-integrity-laws-to-jim-crow-i-actually-experienced-jim-crow-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burgess-owens-shreds-democrats-comparison-of-voter-integrity-laws-to-jim-crow-i-actually-experienced-jim-crow-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Burgess Owens Shreds Democrats\u2019 Comparison Of Voter Integrity Laws To Jim Crow: I \u2018Actually Experienced Jim Crow\u2019 Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fburgess-owens-shreds-democrats-comparison-of-voter-integrity-laws-to-jim-crow-i-actually-experienced-jim-crow-laws%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=435522&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2953.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Congressman Burgess Owens (R-UT) on Tuesday slammed Democrats\u2019 claims that Georgia\u2019s new voter integrity laws are somehow comparable to Jim Crow laws. The freshman congressman shared his personal experience under Jim Crow, saying that it\u2019s \u201cextremely offensive\u201d to make the assumption black Americans aren\u2019t capable of getting a form of identification.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs someone who\u2019s actually experienced Jim Crow laws, I\u2019d like to set the record straight on the myth regarding the recently passed Georgia State law, and why any comparison between this law and Jim Crow is absolutely outrageous,\u201d Owens said during a congressional hearing. \u201cI\u2019ll give you a few examples from my own life of what Jim Crow laws actually looked like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the age of 12, my father allowed me to participate in a demonstration with college students in front of the segregated Florida State Theater, where because of our color, we could not enter. I was the youngest participant there,\u201d he recounted. \u201cOnly 50 years later did I learn that my father parked across the street to watch and make sure I was safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the seventh grade, my school never received new books. Instead, we received books from the all-white school across town,\u201d the Utah congressman said. \u201cAt service stations, there were white-men-only restrooms, white-women-only restrooms, and a filthy restroom in the back of the station for black Americans designated as \u2018colored.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition, Jim Crow laws, like poll taxes, property tests, literacy tests, and violence and intimidation at the polls made it nearly impossible for black Americans to vote,\u201d Owens stated.<\/p>\n<p>According to the congressman, Democrats are disingenuous when they mention Georgia\u2019s voter ID laws, saying it\u2019s a form of suppression. Residents have the ability to provide other government-issued documents to prove their identity, including utility bills, bank statements, or paychecks that include the person\u2019s name and address. Even if a voter doesn\u2019t have one of these documents, he or she can still vote provisionally, Owens stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy the way \u2013 97% of Georgia voters already have a government-issued ID,\u201d he explained. \u201cWhat I find extremely offensive is the narrative from the left that black people are not smart enough, not educated enough, not desirous enough of education to do what every other culture and race does in this country: get an ID.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Owens stated \u201ctrue racism\u201d in the United States comes from the Democratic Party having low expectations of black Americans. That same thought process, according to the congressman, is also coming from the White House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden said of the Georgia law, this is \u2018Jim Crow on steroids.\u2019 With all due respect, Mr. President, you know better,\u201d the congressman said. \u201cIt is disgusting and offensive to compare the actual voter suppression and violence of that era that we grew up in with a state law that only asks that people show their ID. This is the type of fear-mongering I would expect in the 1960s, not today.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.020114942529\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BurgessOwens?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BurgessOwens<\/a> rips comparisons of Georgia&#8217;s voting law to Jim Crow:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What I find extremely offensive is the narrative from the left that black people are not smart enough, not educated education\u2026 to do what every other culture and race does in this country: get an ID.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oZzSD3wovB\">pic.twitter.com\/oZzSD3wovB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1384530748011597826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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