Judge Simpson, on remand from the State Supremes, has enjoined enforcement of the ID provisions for November's election. Poll workers can still ask voters for ID, but a voter without one can still vote.
You can read the ruling here. (courtesy of Capitol Ideas).
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Tuesday, October 02, 2012
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Hooray Hooray Judge Simpson saved the day. He did what was right. The law stinks and was nothing more than a Republican ploy to disenfranchise voters. The R's who supported this debacle ought to hang their heads in shame. Thank God for "Honest Judges". There clearly wasn't enough time to do this right. Now go out and vote for OBAMA.
ReplyDeletePeople still need an id, just not this election.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure how I feel about that.
As long as it is super easy to get an ID. And here's a thought - automatic voter registration at the same time.
Now go out and vote for OBAMA.
ReplyDeleteVote for his unprecedented record of failure on foreign policy, domestic policy, economics, and defense.
Vote for an incredible list of broken promises, from deficit reduction to Gitmo.
Guarantee your children and grandchildren as bleak a future as possible.
knock yourself out.
The provisional ballot given to those without ID will cause long lines at urban polling places. Another attempt to kep people from voting. And before you say if they want to vote they will wait tell me you haven't been so busy on an election day that you had to squeeze your vote into a 15 minute window
ReplyDeleteUnprecedented 11:10?
ReplyDeleteWere you in a coma while W was president? His absence from the convention is proof of his unprecedented failure
Nothing good can come from Nazareth? How wrong they were then and now! Kudos to Judge Simpson for backing away from this voter ID issue. Sometimes..doing the right thing happens.
ReplyDelete11: 10
ReplyDeleteObama's foreign policy has been less that steller but for failed foreign policy W Bush's takes the cake.
Buch's foreign policy since the British burned down the White House in the War of 1812!
11:10 Head out to the Community Collage and sign up for some intro to US History courses. You'll feel better about yourself.
Bush's foreign policy was the worst since the British burned down the White House.........
ReplyDeleteDoesn't matter anyway..Romney is so far behind in Pa. most of the ads have been pulled ..Maybe he can move back to France and play on the beaches like he did once he got his missionary deferrment to avoid fighting for his country in the Vietnam war..
ReplyDeletehe's pathetic..he's toast..he's done!!
Bernie,
ReplyDeleteyou have railed against Obamacare for it having been "thrust down our throats" but you do not seem to have the same objection to the voter ID Law which was passed without any Democratic support
Mittens Romney will engage in horse ballot with his prized mare, Rolf.
ReplyDelete11:47, I opposed Obamacare bc it was shoved down our throats. I opposed the Voter ID law as well, not only bc it as shoved down our throats but bc it is unnecessary. I have written several posts on the topic.
ReplyDeleteIF..there was rampant and reported cases of fraud..I would agree to the restrictions but it doesn't exist. It is clearly a ruse.
ReplyDelete"shoved down our throats". Nice Bernie, you have memeorized the Republican talking point as well as Charlie has.
ReplyDeleteIf you don't like the legally passed legislation it was, "shioved down our throats".
I guess when Obama wins reelection, he will be "shoved down our throats" as well. Or at least that will be one of the new talking points you and Charlie must learn.
It was shoved down our throats bc a majority of Americans opposed it, Obama violated his own pledge of transparency and any attempts to offer meaningful amendments, like the elimination of the medical device tax, were summarily rejected. Seems to me that the only one reading from a script is you.
ReplyDeleteIf folks believe there are death panels in the law, I can see how they would oppose. There certainly was no clarification at Dents townhall. When someone brought the topic up, he simply suggested there are parts of the law people don't like. Paraphrasing here, but that's how I remember it. Never said yes. Never said no. Certainly lead folks down that path, Imo.
DeleteLet me add that the topic here is not Obamacare or your disdain for me. It is the Voter ID law. Stick to it or you will be deleted.
ReplyDeleteIt also may be that Judge Simpson has his eyes set on another prize..a future seat with the Supremes and if that was part of his decision so be it. Got to know which way the wind blows at all times when your career path may hang in the balance.
ReplyDeleteSimpson has no political bias. Like most judicial climbers, he'll go with the prevailing wind and continue his career advancement. He stands for nothing. I guess that makes a good judge. They are politicians after all.
ReplyDeleteAnd lawyers before that, of course. What a despicable combination.
ReplyDeleteSimpson is a spineless pussy who caved to pressure and his desire to ascend.
ReplyDeleteThe feckless Supreme Court gave him the cover to do what he really wanted to do in the first place.
-Clem
Why should you have to prove that you are who you say you are to vote for our representatives? It's not like you're going to vote more than once! (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/maryland-politics/post/maryland-democrat-quits-congressional-race-amid-vote-fraud-allegations/2012/09/10/d0ff9b1e-fb73-11e1-b2af-1f7d12fe907a_blog.html) Or vote with a deceased persons ID? (http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/09/9000-dead-voters-still-on-the-rolls-in-dally-county/) Right???
ReplyDeleteHere's a message to all the zombies at Nisky Hill: Your vote will count!
ReplyDeleteThe Civil Rights Act of 1964 was shoved down the throats of Democrats.
ReplyDelete"Shoved down our throats", this is one of the many programed responses the teabaggers love.
ReplyDeleteIf people wanted things "their" way, they should have done it "their" way when they had the Pres, House an dSenate.
Republicans don't give a shit aobut the middle class and never have.
The only new wrinkle is the looney teabaggers created by the Koch brothers, baggers would shoot themselves in the foot if they are told its the American thing to do.
"shoved down our throats", the teabagger motto!
"The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was shoved down the throats of Democrats."
ReplyDeleteActually, the Civil Rights Act had popular support and support from both parties. It was not shoved down anyone's throat. To be successful, legislation should have the backing of the people it affects.
The teabuggers are in the minority and should not be listened too. Teabuggers are right wing wacko's who are half nuts. Why is Romney afraid of them? He would do better to avoid the Teabuggers and run on what he believes. Like, eliminate the middle class, more tax on the poor and less tax on the wealthy, women must give birth no matter what rapist rapes them, and bring back Cheney. Great platform
ReplyDeleteNow go out and vote for OBAMA.
ReplyDeleteVote for his unprecedented record of failure on foreign policy, domestic policy, economics, and defense.
Vote for an incredible list of broken promises, from deficit reduction to Gitmo.
Guarantee your children and grandchildren as bleak a future as possible.
knock yourself out.
11:10, just a weeee bit of hyperbole in that post? Geez, I wasn't even that harsh on George W Bush, who both you know and I know, was the worst President in our lifetime. Admit it.
It was shoved down our throats bc a majority of Americans opposed it
ReplyDeleteIs that the definition of good legislation. I think you can think of several watershed legislative moments that were opposed by the majority of Americans. Perhaps one should go back to 1868 and work from there.
Seriously, you're a lawyer, right? Wow.
Actually, the Civil Rights Act had popular support and support from both parties. It was not shoved down anyone's throat. To be successful, legislation should have the backing of the people it affects.
ReplyDeleteSo you've shifted now from "the people" to "the parties." OK.
saw a bunch of people running around in the graveyard this afternoon. thought there seemed to be a lot of funerals going on. then I realized it was dems collecting votes
ReplyDeleteThe judicial branches of all levels of government are out of control. They have become too big for their britches!!
ReplyDeleteRonald Reagan suggestede medicare was being shoved down our throats and would lead to a social dictatorship. That was back in 1961.
ReplyDelete3:59, To be successful, legislation needs (a) popular or (b) bi-partisan support.
ReplyDeleteThe most important piece of legislation in a generation had no bi-partisan support. Its provisions were arrived at in the back rooms despite Obama's assurances that would not occur. And it lacked popular support. That's why you no longer have a Democratic House. That's likely why the Senate will go R. That's why a number of states have decided they will refuse to participate.
Yeah Bernie, without Johnson's arm twisting and wrangling the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was dead. It was going nowhere, while Kennedy was alive. Johnson expertly used the death as one of the chips to push it through.
ReplyDeleteAs you well know, the
Civil Riughts Act of 1964 and subsequent legisalation cretaed the "Souther Strategy" of Richard Nixon anhd the solid Republcan south that exists to this day.
States rights, you know 'wink, wink".
"So you've shifted now from "the people" to "the parties." OK. "
ReplyDeleteI've switched nothing. You are either a sophist or very, very dense. What I have said, all along, is that to be successful, legislation needs both popular and bi-partisan support. This is no earth-shaking revelation. You are looking for reasons to trip me up, distorting what I have clearly said several times, instead of arguing on the merits. You will be deleted unless you can actually argue the subject.
Now the massive voter fraud that Scott Armstrong documented on this blog will continue unchecked in Pa. Vote twice, register the dead, bus in the senile
ReplyDelete-----anything goes.
This is an asault on the principle of One Man One Vote.
This is an assult on Democracy itself.
vote early and vote often
ReplyDeletejust who is going to cast all these predicted phoney votes?
ReplyDeleteillegals? sure. that makes sense.
Those liberal criminals? not.
the old folks in care facilities?
load of crap!
The most important piece of legislation in a generation had no bi-partisan support. Its provisions were arrived at in the back rooms despite Obama's assurances that would not occur. And it lacked popular support. That's why you no longer have a Democratic House. That's likely why the Senate will go R. That's why a number of states have decided they will refuse to participate.
ReplyDeleteIts actually frightening when you reveal how out of touch you are with current political topics. The Senate is going to go Republican? What right-wing blog did you get that nonsense from?
And you've got to be joking about bipartisan support. Your boy, Mitch McConnell said from day one their number one priority was to obstruct Obama. Of course they weren't going to go with him. But Obama DID get Republican votes. And Obama DID capitulate and cross the aisle for the critical piece - forgoing universal coverage and the public option for the individual mandate. The same individual mandate that was pushed by Bob Dole and the Heritage Foundation.
Seriously, you need to stop buying into the right-wing propaganda.
9:35,
ReplyDeleteFirst, Mitch McConnell is not my boy and i consider him a blatant partisan.
Second, it is very much an open question whether the Ds retain control of the Senate. If anyone is not reading, it must be you. I believe Rs will have a majoirty, though t will not be the super majority of 60.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2012/1002/Election-2012-In-Senate-a-mighty-struggle-to-maintain-status-quo.
Third, your statement about Obamacare is a flat out lie. If you want to lie, do it somewhere else. Don't mislead my readers. In the House, EVERY R voted against Obamacare, and so did 34 Democrats. That's not bipartisan support. And Obama was tagged by several nonpartisan venues for breaking his transparency promise.
http://articles.cnn.com/2010-03-21/politics/health.care.main_1_health-care-entire-house-democratic-caucus-pre-existing-conditions?_s=PM:POLITICS
Bernie is right. Most Republican bipatisan spokesmen were clear that Obama was not transparent.
ReplyDeleteAt least the Republicans were very clear that they had no intention of working with him.
Fair is fair.
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ReplyDeleteYou are welcome to comment, but knock off the obscenities.
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