Court rejects Texas redistricting maps (blocks TX voter ID law)[2 title changes at link]

Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 8/28/12 | Drew Singer

[NormsRevenge]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal court ruled on Tuesday that a controversial Texas voter identification law discriminates against black and Hispanic voters, effectively killing the law before it could take effect for the November 6 presidential election.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued the ruling. ..

[SharpRightTurn]

“Texas is one of many southern states that is under the post-bellum voter rights act that allows the feds to interfere with their elections.”

Extended for an additional 25 years by Jorge Arbusto and a Republican congress.

With friends like this, who needs enemies?

[Biggirl]

Newt hit right on the nail.

[vette6387]

“Don’t they have to show ID to get their welfare benefits?”

Sure, this isn’t about legitimate voters showing their ID, its about the vote fraud programs run by the RATS and the unions that would be upset by the ID requirement.The minorities who complain that this is a burden for them are just going along so that their “benefactors” stay in power and keep the checks coming in!

[SpaceBar]

The ugly truth is that the federal government wants both illegal aliens here, and for fraudulent voting to be easy and painless. That’s the simple truth. The stuff about “disenfranchisement” is a lie, refuted by study after study. So it’s pretty pointless to wring our hands and try to use logic and reason to explain these court decisions, when Occam’s razor once again has it all tied up into a neat little bundle.

[AuH2ORepublican]

Talk about egg on their faces:

Federal court strikes down Texas redistricting plans
Reuters – 16 mins ago.. .

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal court ruled on Tuesday that a controversial Texas redistricting map discriminates against black and Hispanic voters, effectively killing the map before it could take effect for the November 6 presidential election

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued the ruling. The state maps, passed by the Republican-dominated Texas legislature, redrew districts in a way that reduced the influence of minority voters, the court ruled.

(This story is corrected to change voter ID ruling to district maps ruling)

(Reporting by Drew Singer; Editing by Howard Goller)

http://news.yahoo.com/federal-court-blocks-texas-voter-id-law-202623239.html

[Biggirl]

And we are getting much closer to that realization.

[newzjunkey]

There's a comprehensive table of the laws here: Voter ID: State Requirements

[IslandLad]

The Voter ID law won’t be blocked until at least tomorrow.

[NormsRevenge]

Thanks! That was quick.

Hi AM!

Can we get a title correction,, Reuuters/Yahoo got their wires crossed?

TO:

Federal court strikes down Texas redistricting plans

[South40]

Even far-left liberal kook Jimmie Carter sees a need for voter ID laws.

"The electoral system cannot inspire public confidence if no safeguards exist to deter or detect fraud or to confirm the identity of voters." That was the conclusion of the bipartisan Commission on Federal Election Reform, headed by former president Jimmy Carter and former secretary of State James Baker. The commission recommended stronger photo-identification requirements at the polls. Its logic was straightforward and convincing: Americans must show photo identification for all kinds of day-to-day activities, such as cashing checks or entering government buildings. The many photo ID requirements we encounter in our daily lives are legitimate, effective security measures. Securing the ballot box is just as important.

Opposing view: In Texas, evidence of voter fraud abounds

[matt04]

Federal court ruled on Tuesday that a controversial Texas voter identification law discriminates against black and Hispanic voters...

So the court is saying, putting the illegal voter issue aside, essentially, that blacks and Hispanics are too stupid to get a government ID.

[dan on the right]

Looks like a 3 judge opinion, mostly unanimous (except for some points). (Collyer, Griffith and Howell) 2 appointees of GW Bush and 1 of Obama’s. One of GW appointees (Collyer) was NLRB General Counsel. Didn't read opinion yet (is at D.C. Fed Dist Court website under “new cases” on right, mid screen.) Need to read tonight. Must be missing something...

[Envisioning]

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. John F. Kennedy

Bears repeating. Hope you boys up there are listening. Enough of this crap!

[ScottinVA]

Exactly. On matters like these, it`s high time to tell these courts to **** off.

[a fool in paradise]

How does it discriminate against Hispanics, even the illegal ones? Don’t they go to Fiesta grocery stores when they need to procure an ID card if someone in the DPS office won’t sell them a legitimate card for $$$?

[Mouton]

Hey Texas Brethern:

Remember reading in your Texas history when Santa Ana told you how it was going to be. Recall what you did. Time again to answer the bell.

[a fool in paradise]

When Eric Holder came to speak to the NAACP in Houston this summer, the presstitutes had to present TWO forms of government issued ID to enter the room.

HYPOCRISY can be a b*tch except when the Jouralistsa don't bother to point it out.

Holder Demands Journalists Show Photo ID to Get Into His NAACP Talk on Evils of Photo ID Laws (Gateway Pundit ^ | July 10,2012 | Jim Hoft)/A

[Mr. Lucky]

Why does your title indicate that the ruling dealt with voter ID?

[Mr. Lucky]

Why does your title indicate that the ruling dealt with voter ID?

[a fool in paradise]

The story has been corrected to be about “redistricting maps” instead of “Voter ID”.

Is Neil Young still dead?