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Arkansas judge rules voter ID law unconstitutional
Reuters ^ | May 2, 2014 | By Suzi Parker

Posted on 05/02/2014 6:38:07 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee

(Reuters--LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas--An Arkansas judge ruled unconstitutional for the second time in about a week a new law requiring voters to show a photo ID, but said on Friday there was not enough time to prevent officials from applying the law at primary elections this month.

Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Tim Fox said he was staying his order because to do otherwise would create "turmoil" in thousands of precincts. Last week, he said the law was "void and unenforceable."

Nearly three dozen U.S. states have voter identification measures, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Many Republicans have maintained that the laws are aimed at preventing voter fraud, but several Democrats dismiss the claim, saying no such problem exists and the measures are actually a way of trying to prevent low-income people and minorities, who typically vote for the Democrats, from casting ballots.

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


TOPICS: Front Page News
KEYWORDS: abuseofpower; electionfraud; judge4electionfraud; judge4voterfraud; judicialimpropriety; unenforceable; votefraud; voterfraud
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1 posted on 05/02/2014 6:38:07 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
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To: Brad from Tennessee

I am so sick of this. Do I not have to show my ID when I fly or apply for anything?


2 posted on 05/02/2014 6:39:49 PM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

They’re on quite the roll in states where the democrat is in trouble aren’t they?


3 posted on 05/02/2014 6:40:43 PM PDT by cotton1706 (ThisRepublic.net)
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To: Brad from Tennessee
to do otherwise would create "turmoil" in thousands of precincts

Not whether it was constitutional or legal.

4 posted on 05/02/2014 6:42:09 PM PDT by doc1019
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To: Brad from Tennessee

If it is unconstitutional to require photo ID to vote, it must be unconstitutional to require photo ID for everything.


5 posted on 05/02/2014 6:42:09 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: Brad from Tennessee

The worst part about such rulings is that they are so transparent about the fact that they are promoting voter fraud.

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a judge who won’t disenfranchise voters by allowing anonymous multiple voting?


6 posted on 05/02/2014 6:42:33 PM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

So, according to these “judge” BUFFOONS, it is “unconstitutional” for ANYONE to ever ask me for an I.D. for anything. EVER!


7 posted on 05/02/2014 6:43:04 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Obama's smidgens are coming home to roost.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Do you need a photo ID to contract a same-sex marriage? That is the kind of issue that preoccupies our judiciary today.


8 posted on 05/02/2014 6:44:06 PM PDT by madprof98
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To: Jane Long

Around here, you can’t even sell scrap metal or aluminum cans without a valid photo ID


9 posted on 05/02/2014 6:44:11 PM PDT by digger48
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To: Brad from Tennessee

A judge is just a lawyer with too much power.


10 posted on 05/02/2014 6:47:10 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

I’m not as up on this topic as most Freepers,and I have one question.

How do IDs prevent low income people and minorities from voting? Are they stupid? Are the IDs very expensive?

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11 posted on 05/02/2014 6:48:34 PM PDT by Mears
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Aren’t the individual states required to run the elections in their state, to make sure that only registered voters take part, and that the election process remains something that the populace can have faith in?

How then is this relegated to the states usurping their authority.


12 posted on 05/02/2014 6:52:08 PM PDT by DoughtyOne
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To: BenLurkin

...and a political agenda.


13 posted on 05/02/2014 6:52:50 PM PDT by DoughtyOne
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Who bought him/her off?


14 posted on 05/02/2014 6:54:26 PM PDT by JamesA (You don't have to be big to stand tall)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Was this A$$H*LE a”Slick Willie”,”Jim Guy”,or”HuckYourBee”Appointee??????????????


15 posted on 05/02/2014 6:54:51 PM PDT by bandleader
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To: Brad from Tennessee
Lets be clear here.

The parasite class SHOULD be disenfranchised.

The CLASS WAR is on,and our side is not even mobilized.

16 posted on 05/02/2014 6:56:09 PM PDT by Rome2000
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To: Brad from Tennessee

More black robed nannies. Minorities, the poor and the disenfranchised need to be babied. They simply cannot be trusted with their own lives or left to their own devices.

They’re too stupid and scared to get an id, but smart enough to vote for Democrats.


17 posted on 05/02/2014 6:56:46 PM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: cotton1706

Is it “Constitutional” for people that aren’t citizens of this country to vote. Is it “Constitutional” for a person to vote multiple times? These are the people they are protecting. Illegal voting.


18 posted on 05/02/2014 6:57:49 PM PDT by dandiegirl
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Low-income people have to show a photo ID to get into this d!ckwad’s court house. What a racist!


19 posted on 05/02/2014 6:59:50 PM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (A half-truth is a complete lie)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

The ruling is bogus and without merit. Arkansas should just ignore it. Period.


20 posted on 05/02/2014 7:01:10 PM PDT by lakecumberlandvet (Appeasement never works.)
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