Justice Dept Strikes Texas ID Law

[CLARENCE 2015!]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/12/justice-department-files-objection-to-texas-voter-id-law/

1- I have to present a picture ID to vote... I thought this was the case across the country

2- This is yet another case of the Justice Dept wielding its johnson around town- I am NOT a big believer int he supremacy of states rights but when a state pushes a law which matches the law in other states the DOJ should not stop them. This combined with the NYPD investigation combined with Fast andFurious makes it clear to me that Holder is either pushing his own agenda or is showing us what an Obama 2nd term would look like

It is the actions of Holder and the Justice Department more then many things (Keystone,contraception,gas prices are others) that will motivate the right whoever the nominee is... I for one am ready to support Romney after tomorrow if he does well- we NEED to defeat Obama

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

can Texas appeal this to the SCOTUS in time for voting in Nov 2012?

[krazen1211]

can Texas appeal this to the SCOTUS in time for voting in Nov 2012?

Yep. It's already at the DC circuit.

[muon2]

There's no uniform policy about states use of voter id. There's a useful graphic here to show the status around the country.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Clarence, the proposed Texas law is much stricter than Florida's. There are several states that have in the past year or so been trying to put through voter ID laws stricter than anything that's been seen in the past several decades.

[krazen1211]

Clarence, the proposed Texas law is much stricter than Florida's. There are several states that have in the past year or so been trying to put through voter ID laws stricter than anything that's been seen in the past several decades.

The correct comparison is to Indiana's law as that one was already litigated.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Clarence, the proposed Texas law is much stricter than Florida's. There are several states that have in the past year or so been trying to put through voter ID laws stricter than anything that's been seen in the past several decades.

The correct comparison is to Indiana's law as that one was already litigated.

It was? I wasn't aware of this, thank you for alerting me.

I note that Indiana's law seems to have an exception for indigence whereas Texas's doesn't.

[krazen1211]

Clarence, the proposed Texas law is much stricter than Florida's. There are several states that have in the past year or so been trying to put through voter ID laws stricter than anything that's been seen in the past several decades.

The correct comparison is to Indiana's law as that one was already litigated.

It was? I wasn't aware of this, thank you for alerting me.

I note that Indiana's law seems to have an exception for indigence whereas Texas's doesn't.

http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/litigation/indy-dems.php

The thing you probably want is

Entry granting Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment  (entered 4/14/06).

[Gass3268]

These laws just seem really unnecessary as the number of cases of voter fraud are extremely minimal and they create a burden for minorities, elderly, homeless, unemployed and college students to exercise their right to vote. There has to be a better way of doing this without putting an extra burden on people.  

Also this law was declared unconstitutional by two different judges in the past week in Wisconsin:

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/judge-rules-voter-id-law-is-unconstitutional-permanently-bars-implementation/article_ae3e0710-6c70-11e1-b493-0019bb2963f4.html

[nclib]

Good. The fact that Texas's law would have allowed a handgun license, but not a student ID, reeks of partisanship. Of course, supporters won't say that, but it is clear what their goals are.

[DrScholl]

The intent of the law is all wrong, it's about controlling election outcomes and that's not right.

[Lief 🗽]

This type of voter fraud is NOT a real problem, but an invented problem that gives Republicans an excuse to disenfranchise Democrat-leaning voters.

[Likely Voter]

The fact that Texas's law would have allowed a handgun license, but not a student ID, reeks of partisanship.

That's the problem with TX GOP. They always over reach

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

The fact that Texas's law would have allowed a handgun license, but not a student ID, reeks of partisanship.

a handgun licence is a form of official state id, a student ID isn't

[krazen1211]

The fact that Texas's law would have allowed a handgun license, but not a student ID, reeks of partisanship.

a handgun licence is a form of official state id, a student ID isn't

That, and a CHL is one of the most secure forms of ID. You need a lot of paperwork to get one.

[Gass3268]

What the people think... =p

http://www.theonion.com/articles/justice-department-rejects-texas-voter-id-law,27631/

[krazen1211]

The people actually support voter ID in landslide margins.