Eric Holder - Let ex - Cons vote

>>> AN UNUSUAL ALLIANCE TODAY BETWEEN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, ERIC HOLDER, AND LEADING VOICES IN THE TEA PARTY MOVEMENT. HOLDER IS CALLING FOR A CHANGE IN STATE LAWS THAT PREVENT MILLIONS OF EX-CONVICTS THAT PREVENT THEM FROM VOTING. JOINING US IS "CROSS-HIRE" CO-HOST S.E. CUPP AND JEFFREY TOOBIN IS WHO STILL WITH US. AMONG OTHER THINGS HE SAID, THE HISTORY OF THE NATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO TRY TO EXPAND THE FRANCHISE, WHETHER IT'S FREED SLAVES, WOMEN, YOUNG PEOPLE, WE'VE ALWAYS FOUND WAYS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO VOTE. WE'VE ALWAYS FOUND WAYS IN WHICH WE'VE MADE THE VOTING PROCESS MORE INCLUSIVE. SO WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS? IS THIS LIKELY TO GO ANYWHERE? WHAT IS YOUR SENSE? >> WELL, HE HAS -- THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAS FILED LAWSUITS AGAINST NORTH CAROLINA AND TEXAS TO TRY TO OVERTURN THEIR PHOTO I.D. LAWS AND OTHER LAWS PASSED IN THE WAKE OF THE SUPREME COURTS GUTTING OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT. I THINK THE SPEECH TODAY ABOUT A FELON VOTING IS ALL PART OF ERIC HOLDER I THINK TRYING TO REORIENT HIS TENURE AS ATTORNEY GENERAL AWAY FROM THINGS LIKE NATIONAL SECURITY AND TOWARDS CIVIL RIGHTS, WHICH IS, I THINK WHAT HE'D RATHER BE CONCENTRATING ON THAN OTHER AREAS THAT HAVE GIVEN HIM A LOT OF PROBLEMS. >> WHERE DO YOU STAND ON THIS, S.E.? >> I THINK REPUBLICANS OFTEN GET INTO TROUBLE AND I'M NOT SURPRISED THAT RAND PAUL AND MIKE LEE ARE WITH HOLDER ON THIS. REPUBLICANS OFTEN GET INTO TROUBLE AND WEIGH THESE ISSUES LIKE EQUAL PAY, LILLY LEDBETTER AND ISSUES THAT SHOULD BE IMPORTANT AND THAT ARE GENERALLY DESIGNED TO ALSO MAKE REPUBLICANS LOOK VERY INTOLERANT. OFTEN WE FALL INTO THAT TRAP EVEN WHEN WE HAVE GOOD ARGUMENTS AGAINST THIS STUFF AND THERE ARE GOOD ARGUMENTS AGAINST FELONY VOTING. >> FIRST OF ALL, I THINK THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT. I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A