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Text of Supreme Court Voter ID decision
United States Supreme Court ^ | 4/28/08 | United States Supreme Court

Posted on 04/28/2008 2:02:21 PM PDT by Huntress

Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, Case No. 07-21

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/07pdf/07-21.pdf


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: crawford; ruling; scotus; supremecourt; transcript; voterid
I've noticed that some news stories regarding this decision have already been posted, but I haven't seen the decision itself on FR, so here it is.
1 posted on 04/28/2008 2:02:22 PM PDT by Huntress
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To: Huntress

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/07pdf/07-21.pdf


2 posted on 04/28/2008 2:02:39 PM PDT by Huntress (“When you have to shoot, shoot, don’t talk.”--Tuco)
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Three dissents. Unbelievable how judges will let their politics color their judgment. How could anyone seriously believe the Constitution prohibits government from asking for as much ID to vote as to access an airport concourse?
3 posted on 04/28/2008 2:08:04 PM PDT by colorado tanker (Number nine, number nine, number nine . . .)
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Good to see them get one right.

I remember 2000 when 104% of the registered voters in Philadelphia voted. As I recall it was something like 94% Gore, 5% Bush.

I hope a lot more states enact Indiana’s law.


4 posted on 04/28/2008 2:09:10 PM PDT by InABunkerUnderSF ("Gun Control" is not about the guns. "Illegal Immigration" is not about the immigration)
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Souter, Ginsburg and Breyer dessented - What a shock!


5 posted on 04/28/2008 2:15:17 PM PDT by StACase
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dissented


6 posted on 04/28/2008 2:15:54 PM PDT by StACase
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Since this only requires “citizens voting in person to present government-issued photo identification,” Indiana should expect a spike in democrats voting by mail this year.


7 posted on 04/28/2008 2:21:44 PM PDT by ConservaTexan (February 6, 1911)
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To: InABunkerUnderSF
I hope a lot more states enact Indiana’s law.

The law's only part of it, though. Here in Florida during the last election I almost had to force my Id on the poll worker and she did not read it. I'd say the check was effectively "do you have one?" and not necessarily whose Id it actually was. And that in a red county with a good Elections office. Expect that kind of "jury nullification" in any locale and poll workers better be on their toes in precincts that historically had flaky counts. Don't even bother getting out of your bunker in SF unless it's for the show.

8 posted on 04/28/2008 2:22:48 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (Who Would Montgomery Brewster Choose?)
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make that poll watchers


9 posted on 04/28/2008 2:23:45 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (Who Would Montgomery Brewster Choose?)
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To: StACase

The dissents are barf-worthy. Souter’s dissent starts on p. 31, the juicy part starts on p.33 at II-A.


10 posted on 04/28/2008 2:34:44 PM PDT by Huntress (“When you have to shoot, shoot, don’t talk.”--Tuco)
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How did te constitutional illiterates ate Supreme Court make such and obviously correct decision?


11 posted on 04/28/2008 3:23:16 PM PDT by TBP
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How did the constitutional illiterates ate Supreme Court make such and obviously correct decision?


12 posted on 04/28/2008 3:23:19 PM PDT by TBP
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OTOH, Justice Scalia’s concurrence is nothing short of brilliant, especially his last 2 pages.


13 posted on 04/28/2008 3:51:02 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (Who Would Montgomery Brewster Choose?)
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To: Huntress; All
CRAWFORD et al. v. MARION COUNTY ELECTION BOARD et al.

You might want to save the home page.

14 posted on 04/28/2008 6:55:39 PM PDT by neverdem (I'm praying for a Divine Intervention.)
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