Supreme Court Throws voting rights under the bus...
The Supreme Court has ruled to uphold Indiana'a voter ID laws. These laws have the effect of making it more difficult for the elderly and the poor to vote. However, they have the "benefit" of ensuring that that our elections will never suffer the voting fraud like we have no record of taking place in the 20th century!
That's right-- make it harder to vote in order to promote society's interest in preventing something that literally never happens.
In dissent, Justices Souter and Ginsburg:
Indiana’s "Voter ID Law" threatens to impose nontrivial
burdens on the voting right of tens of thousands of the State’s
citizens, [] and a significant percentage of those individuals are
likely to be deterred from voting. The statute is
unconstitutional under the balancing standard of Burdick v. Takushi,
504 U. S. 428 (1992): a State may not burden the right to vote merely
by invoking abstract interests, be they legitimate, [] or even
compelling, but must make a particular, factual showing that threats to
its interests outweigh the particular impediments it has imposed. The State has made no such justification here, and as to some aspects of its law, it has hardly even tried.
More here.
- FILED UNDER: Editor Posts, Elections, Supreme Court
- April 28, 2008








frazzledMay 1, 2008 - 12:24am
It was in Wednesday Milw J/S. I'll see if I can find it using my dubious internet search skills.
As far as Indiana's or any other past states record, I think the lack of cases found isn't too relative. In the past there has been many instances of voter fraud (Chicago), but the mind set of the average person "back in the day" was a little different. Too many people today are too willing to bend then rules as seeing the end justifying the means. Our country has an ever increasing amount of illegals, felon's, and transients. The potential for abuse is growing rapidly. I mean my god, someone on this post already thinks we should give illegals half a vote. Shit, I want to vote in Russia, Iran, France and a few other countries.
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By jerrykramer64fanMay 1, 2008 - 9:33am