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| Federal Appeals Court Orders Wisconsin's Voter ID Law To Be Reinstated | |
| 2014-09-15 | |
| [Fox6Now] A federal appeals court has reinstated Wisconsin's voter photo identification law. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman struck the law down as unconstitutional in April, saying it unfairly burdens poor and minority voters who may lack such identification. Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen asked the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in reliably Democrat Chicago, aka The Windy City or Mobtown ... home of Al Capone, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel,... to overturn that ruling. The 7th Circuit issued a ruling late Friday afternoon lifting Aldeman's stay and allowing the law to go into effect before the November elections. The judges will determine the merits of attorney general Van Hollen's appeal at a later date, but as of this afternoon Wisconsin voters will need to show a photo ID in order to cast their ballots.
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| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #7 Sonny, of course it has to go back to the Supreme Court. And if they uphold it, Holder will keep going back to the Court until they get it RIGHT! /sarcasm |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2014-09-15 15:59 |
| #6 I believe it's Indiana, Sonny. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2014-09-15 15:53 |
| #5 It does not need to go to the Supreme Court. The Wisconsin voter I.D. law is materially the same as another States (I do not recall which state.) law which was upheld by the Supreme Court. That law needs to be replicated in all 57 states. |
| Posted by: Sonny Glarong6820 2014-09-15 15:29 |
| #4 The photo ID cards have been 'costless' for some time for documented low-income folks in Wisconsin. The argument was (and still is) that the 'voters' will have to go to the local Motor Vehicle Department in order to apply. Supposedly transportation to the DMV stations is hardship for some 'disadvantaged' folks. Although these same folks will walk or take a bus all over town to use their EBT cards (requiring a photo ID) or pick up a couple quarts of Colt 45 (IDs required here, too). Another complaint, because the DMV stations are open only during normal working hours during the week, not everyone can get there (supposedly). Solution implemented to keep the stations open later a couple days a week. Some folks will still b*tch. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2014-09-15 11:26 |
| #3 We all have to show IDs in many situations other than voting. It is not a hardship. One can only assume that because there is so much pushback by the left against showing IDs at the voting booth, that they are OK with rigged elections. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-09-15 10:43 |
| #2 In some places the IDs issued in lieu of drivers licenses are costless. And sometimes they'll even come to you to issue them. But people still complain they're racist. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2014-09-15 09:43 |
| #1 Make ID cards costless and do away with this siliness about poors voters. |
| Posted by: JFM 2014-09-15 09:04 |