Posted on 12/23/2011 1:43:16 PM PST by ruralvoter
The Justice Department on Friday entered the divisive national debate over new state voting laws, rejecting South Carolina’s measure requiring photo-identification at the polls as discriminatory against minority voters.
The decision by Justice’s Civil Rights Division could heighten political tensions over the new laws, which critics say could depress turnout among minorities and others who helped elect President Obama in 2008. A dozen states this year passed laws requiring voters to present state-issued photo identification, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
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The Justice Department on Friday entered the divisive national debate over new state voting laws, rejecting South Carolina’s measure requiring photo-identification at the polls as discriminatory against minority voters.
What a croak of $hit
Americans are required to have photo ID. So how does this discriminate ??
At some point a civil war may ensue. My fear is that it won’t.
Same here in Mississippi. What’s more racist than making someone prove they aren’t committing fraud by showing an ID that doesn’t cost them anything? I think its quite an indictment as to the honesty and integrity of the ACLU, NAACP, and the black voting bloc.
People died so that I have a right to vote.
I do not want the right to vote, and the power of my one vote, to be diluted by the voting of those who do not have that right.
It is a simple as that.
In fact, those capable of critical thought understand, the entire electoral process was compromised and undermined years ago, after the U.S. Government decided to intentionally stand and watch as tens of millions of illegal aliens poured into our country.
These actions not only undermined our electoral process, but our health care industry, our schools, jails, stolen jobs, taken over entire industries, and choked off our hospitals and social services.
It's no different than the U.S. Government flooding the U.S. with trillions in counterfeit currency. Oh, wait, that happened too.
Holder and his people at it again.
This is TOTALLY TO SUPPORT VOTER FRAUD and ILLEGAL ALIENS voting.
F the DOJ and that dirty effing racist pig holder.
The Justice Department is conspiring to violate MY civil rights by NOT permiting the tools that enables to poll workers to verify eligibility of the voters to vote. It has the effect of diluting value of my vote with fraud. Let’s sue . . .
So, the government can not ask me for my ID or its ok because I am not a minority?
Considering that the states themselves determine their own electors based on their own laws, I dont see where the Federal Government has any business in any aspect of state voting law.
I can sympathize. My driver’s license is always whispering ‘Kill Whitey’ - you know, because ID is racist.
DOJ siding with a liberal POV? Shocker!
Who the heck cares? The Justice Department is not the Supreme Court. The DoJ can't invalidate a law simply because it holds it to be discriminatory. That function belongs to the JUDICIARY, not the executive.
Just implement the new rules anyway.
I think the Black Panthers who position themselves outside voting places, with night sticks, should have to show photo IDs...before being arrested and hauled off!
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