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Supreme Court allows Arizona voter ID law
Washington Post ^ | Friday, October 20, 2006; 6:07 PM | Reuters

Posted on 10/23/2006 5:33:12 PM PDT by GilGil

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Arizona may require voters to present proof of citizenship when registering to vote and identification when they cast their ballots in the November 7 elections...

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: checkbreakingnews; voteridlaw; welcometolastweek
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Now all the other states whose voter ID laws have been struck down should immediately appeal in time for the elections. Awesome!
1 posted on 10/23/2006 5:33:15 PM PDT by GilGil
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To: GilGil

Can I ululate now in celebration????


2 posted on 10/23/2006 5:38:56 PM PDT by bordergal (John)
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To: GilGil

Good Deal.. Not holding my breathe waiting for NJ to adopt it.


3 posted on 10/23/2006 5:39:19 PM PDT by divine_moment_of_facts
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Very nice of the Court to "allow" the desires of citizens expressed in valid elections.


4 posted on 10/23/2006 5:40:30 PM PDT by glorgau
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Now all the other states whose voter ID laws have been struck down should immediately appeal in time for the elections. Awesome

wont happen in CA where the state is investigating warning letters sent out by somebody saying that immigrants who are residing illegally vote they are going to be deported which paraphrased the illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, making it a federal crime for non-citizens to vote in any federal election (or state election, unless authorized by state law) enacted by Congress. Arnold has called the letters a hate crime, Sen Kennedy has asked the Justice department for a probe demanding the person who sent the letters to be prosecuted and the Republican party has even come out publicly against these warnings.
5 posted on 10/23/2006 5:40:30 PM PDT by seastay
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To: GilGil

Hey, that's good news for all.....

Every Republican candidate in the country should bring this up between now and the election.

And I am all in favor on non-Arizona states running ads citing the ruling to keep the rest of the illegals away form their illegal acts on election day...

Great Job SCOTUS...

Regards,
Joe


6 posted on 10/23/2006 5:41:33 PM PDT by Sonar5 (62 Million+ have Spoken Clearly - "We Want Our Country Back")
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To: GilGil

Pole Tax!! (/lib spin)

I'm voting absentee, so I guess that postage cost is a pole tax too.


7 posted on 10/23/2006 5:41:43 PM PDT by Mark (REMEMBER: Mean spirited, angry remarks against my postings won't feed even one hungry child.)
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Yeah! It would cut alot of votes out of California!

It is a great day for America!


8 posted on 10/23/2006 5:42:33 PM PDT by oneamericanvoice (We don't need no stinking tacos!)
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To: Mark

POLL- not Pole!!


9 posted on 10/23/2006 5:43:10 PM PDT by Mark (REMEMBER: Mean spirited, angry remarks against my postings won't feed even one hungry child.)
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It's like seeing your new Cadillac go over a cliff with your mother-in-law driving it.

I like the idea that the SCOTUS ruled in favor of IDs. At the same time I'm sorry to see us come to the point where we have to identify ourselves to government.

Remember when: who I am, where I'm going, what I'm doing is none of the government's business.
10 posted on 10/23/2006 5:44:17 PM PDT by R.W.Ratikal
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A big win for the good guys!!!


11 posted on 10/23/2006 5:46:44 PM PDT by FormerLib (Sacrificing our land and our blood cannot buy protection from jihad.-Bishop Artemije of Kosovo)
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No, they make the Poles pay postage too.


12 posted on 10/23/2006 5:47:28 PM PDT by FormerLib (Sacrificing our land and our blood cannot buy protection from jihad.-Bishop Artemije of Kosovo)
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To: GilGil

I suspect an immediate appeal would be heard for those cases where the laws exactly matched the Arizona law. Otherwise the legislatures will have to rewrite and pass new legislation that conforms to the SCOTUS decision.


13 posted on 10/23/2006 5:54:06 PM PDT by Navy Patriot
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B T T T


14 posted on 10/23/2006 5:55:22 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Our troops will send all of the worlds terrorists to hell in a handbasket with no virgins!)
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This is a good ruling for the upcoming election. Hopefully SCOTUS will leave it stand.

AZCentral article..... Gannett media so can only link A few more details are included.
15 posted on 10/23/2006 5:58:45 PM PDT by deport (The Governor, The Foghorn, The Dingaling, The Joker, some other fellar...... The Governor Wins)
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"The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Arizona may require voters to present proof of citizenship when registering to vote and identification when they cast their ballots in the November 7 elections..."

The operative word is may.

I prefer will.

16 posted on 10/23/2006 6:45:06 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Why is the War on Terror being managed by the DEFENSE Department?)
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To: GilGil
Now all the other states whose voter ID laws have been struck down should immediately appeal in time for the elections. Awesome!

Wanna bet?

17 posted on 10/23/2006 6:46:51 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Why is the War on Terror being managed by the DEFENSE Department?)
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To: GilGil

This is wonderful news.


18 posted on 10/23/2006 6:53:53 PM PDT by GarySpFc (Jesus on Immigration, John 10:1)
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To: GilGil
Woo-hoo! I would love to see this in CA. In 2004, when I offered my driver's license as an ID at the poll, the lady said I didn't need ID to vote. I said 'You're kidding'. Sadly, she wasn't. It's the only way to keep the voting honest.......the honor system doesn't work here.
19 posted on 10/23/2006 7:44:29 PM PDT by originalbuckeye
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Hell, in California we were given written instructions from a prior Attorney General that it was actually ILLEGAL for us to even ask prospective voters if they were citizens when registering them!!! It was unbelievable for the CRP wouldn't allow us to go out and register voters unless we agreed that we weren't going to ask people whether or not they were citizens (even though it was the second line on the entire form and right before it said that it was a felony to register to vote if you weren't eligible) because the CRP didn't want to get accused of being racists.


20 posted on 10/23/2006 7:50:25 PM PDT by bpjam (Hezbollah, Hamas, Al Qaida - The Religion of Peace)
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