Texas voter ID law was designed to discriminate against minorities, judge rules

Washington Post ^ | Apr. 10, 2017 | Paul J. Weber

[Innovative]

Dealing Texas another rebuke over voting rights, a judge Monday again ruled that Republican lawmakers purposefully designed a strict voter ID law to disadvantage minorities and effectively dampen their growing electoral power.

The latest ruling by U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos of Corpus Christi comes more than two years after she likened Texas’s voter ID rules, known as SB 14, to a “poll tax” meant to suppress minority voters. On Monday, she reaffirmed that conclusion after an appeals court asked her to reexamine her findings.

The Texas law requires voters to show one of seven forms of identification at the ballot box. The list includes concealed-handgun licenses but not college student IDs, and Texas was forced under court order last year to weaken the law for the November elections.

[Innovative]

I think the judge's ruling is discriminatory, intimating that minorities are not able to get themselves an ID that "white folks" can figure out how to get.

[Paladin2]

"Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos"

No conflict of interest there....

[DoughtyOne]

Speaking of recusing one’s self...

I note that our adversaries NEVER EVER EVER do it.

(Now some smart person will think of an instance: LOL)

[Jane Long]

How does this cr@p keep recycling back?

[2banana]

The supreme court needs to rule on this.

[Fungi]

Nonsense, the good fight against evil never ends.

[jazusamo]

Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos of Corpus Christi comes more than two years after she likened Texas’s voter ID rules, known as SB 14, to a “poll tax” meant to suppress minority voters.

Says it all right there, Ramos is conflicted and should not be on the bench.

[Grimmy]

Judges such as this knowingly and maliciously intend to support and assist wide scale, massive, organized voter fraud.

[BenLurkin]

What is the evidence that it was purposeful and intentional?

The article didn’t say.

[UCANSEE2]

BUT... those same minorities seem to have no problem providing proper ID to get a Driver’s License. I believe the proper documentation is much more limited. A copy of your electric bill won’t do.

[Trump20162020]

Lowly district judge barely merits a story. Wake me up when the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals or Supreme Court rules.

[FlipWilson]

Ahhh Gorsuch.

[veracious]

Judges who cannot understand and rule on _law_ need new jobs, or jail time.

[Fiddlstix]

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

Those minorities also NEED ID to cash their welfare checks!!!! They NEED ID to go to an emergency room, they NEED ID to register their kids for school BUT somehow when it comes to voting ID suppresses their voting ability!!! PURE BS!!!!!!

[Vlad The Inhaler]

U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramo

Check her Green Card

She’s discriminating against law abiding citizens who don’t want their vote negated by illegal aliens voting.

[chajin]

Can’t do it, the weight would topple the island over.

[arrogantsob]

Has any nation ever survived an insane judiciary?

[Moonman62]

Those minorities also NEED ID to cash their welfare checks!!!! They NEED ID to go to an emergency room, they NEED ID to register their kids for school BUT somehow when it comes to voting ID suppresses their voting ability!!! PURE BS!!!!!!

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Exactly. The appeals court didn’t slap her down nearly hard enough.