WI Voter ID law blocked: HUGE win for justice
[9:17 p.m. update] Props to the ACLU for pressing the emergency and winning petition to the US Supreme Court which tonight put the state's discriminatory and punitive voter ID law on hold.
This is like a late fourth-quarter fumble recovered by the underdog that can turn the game around.
A tremendous momentum builder for Democrats, a win for justice and validation of some good old Wisconsin fair play values.
Update: WI GOP Attorney General J. B.Van Hollen's shocking scoffing at the decision will only spur a sore-losers/throw-the-bums-out turnout.
More later.
This is like a late fourth-quarter fumble recovered by the underdog that can turn the game around.
A tremendous momentum builder for Democrats, a win for justice and validation of some good old Wisconsin fair play values.
Update: WI GOP Attorney General J. B.Van Hollen's shocking scoffing at the decision will only spur a sore-losers/throw-the-bums-out turnout.
More later.
7 comments:
Might have also been the sonic affect of the universal screech of joy upon hearing the news.
Now we need to put in a Governor and Legislature that will put an end to discriminatory Voter ID rules and early voting restrictions permanently. The courts can't be counted on to protect us from bad laws -- we need to make sure the bad laws don't get passed in the first place by electing fair, just and pragmatic legislators and a Governor who will lead the way.
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
Now we just need committed democrats, women, minorities, the elderly and everyone else to turn out and throw our dropout governor out on his ears. Would be a shame to waste this gift from the SCOTUS by not getting rid of the garbage!
Someone please repeat the second word in the story here, the, "divided," court meme published by the MJS. This was a solid 2-1 MAJORITY decision, and of course I am referring to the, "non-partisan," MJS, "news," POV.
To Van Hollen, keep on digging, obviously the GAB will do better in defending themselves than with your help.
If renegade Republican poll workers were to demand a photo ID in some districts, who would stop them, a Republican County Clerk? Who would prosecute them, a Republican DA? I expect there to be some serious shenanigans in this election as these people think they are above the law.
Gareth, contempt of court is a career limiting move. The ACLU would present the incident to a Federal district judge in half a heartbeat.
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