John Oliver wants to remind you that voting rights are still a work in progress

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Tricia Gilbride
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On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver dove into the twisted web of United States voting rights -- specifically, the fact that American citizens in U.S. island territories still don't have the right to vote.

"Deep down, that's the kind of unsettling fact that you probably knew but chose not to think about," Oliver explains in what may as well be his show's thesis statement. "...like the fact that the dog from Full House is definitely dead by now."

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