Posted on 06/09/2009 10:09:57 AM PDT by Dacula
he U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to hear an appeal to the oft-challenged Georgia law that requires voters to show photo identification before they cast their ballots.
(from AP) Mods edit as necessary
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It’s hilarious to listen to them argue, “It’s a financial burden for minorities to have to obtain an ID.”
There is NO financial burden on anyone (poor or othwerise). Heck, the driver’s license offices are even open on Sat. in my area, so you can’t even make the claim you have to take off of work.
The move on Monday means a January 2009 ruling by a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the state’s photo ID law is final.
Amazing, isn't it!
God, I went to Lowes and bought some WD-40. I was royally pissed that I had to show an ID.
Yeah it is.
I hate morris dees and the southern poverty pimp err law center.
You do understand their fear of being beaten and castrated at the DMV by all the folks wearing pillow cases over their heads....right?
:)
I think you have to provide a birth certificate for most things except all the secrets this country has plus the nuclear codes. You do not need a BC for that.
We need voter ID in every state before November of 2010 and its time Republicans go on the offensive and stay there!
No - I didn’t!
I read the first few paragraphs and it was entirely reasonable for H0lder/0bama. Scary.
Glad to know we’re good to go tho!
It will never happen in NC.
I would think this SCOTUS ruling should be a template for all states to demand it.
Really? Wow, how f-ing sad. That’s down there with the ID requirement buying cough syrup.
Is someone gonna make a bomb with spray paint?
NO!! This ruling and the DOJ ruling are 2 different issues. The DOJ ruling dealt with citizenship checks. The Supreme Court ruling dealt with Photo ID Checks. Karen Handel, Georgia SOS posted this on her Facebook page earlier today:
Good news: Yesterday the Supreme Court refused to hear the case on requiring photo ID to vote. This reaffirmed that our measure was proper. Should be the end of legal challenges to our common-sense law. This is not the same as the citizenship screening we have been fighting for but it is a big victory!
And posted this link to read: Only the (eligible) living should vote.
You do understand their fear of being beaten and castrated at the DMV by all the folks wearing pillow cases over their heads....right?
The last time I got my license renewed, they scanned my fingerprint and placed it on the back of the license as some type of bar code. I wonder if the free voter ID cards have that also?
Actually, with today’s technology, there isn’t any technical reason why you couldn’t use a person’s thumbprint as their voter-ID (other than the fact that you wouldn’t want the gov. to have your fingerprint.)
Exactly right! Let ACORN get it for them.
Morris Deas must be deeply saddened.
[Wrong!!! In GA you can get a FREE voter id anytime you want.]
Lib response: It’s still a financial burden because you have to pay to take a bus or a taxi to the DMV office. And, it takes almost a whole day of traipsing down there and sitting around waiting...time is money, you know.
I also had to show it every once in a while when applying for a job.
But you're right, I guess that you don't need one in order to have the authority to launch nuclear weapons, and have a Top Secret or higher security clearance
While it’s encouraging that this law was upheld, making it easier for other states to adopt similar legislation, it’s not going to make much difference in Georgia. What we need is for the battleground states, like OH, MI, PA, FL, etc. to adopt this kind of requirement for it to mean anything substantive in national elections.
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