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WASHINGTON -- A federal judge in Texas struck down the state’s voter ID law on Thursday, calling the measure an “unconstitutional poll tax” that creates “an unconstitutional burden on the right to vote” intended to discriminate against Hispanic and African-American citizens.
In a 147-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos, an appointee of President Barack Obama confirmed to the bench in 2011, ruled that the law passed by Texas legislators and signed by Gov. Rick Perry (R) took an “unorthodox” approach they knew would have a disparate impact on minority voters. The law requires voters to produce government-issued identification before casting a ballot.
The only problem these laws help to solve is the Republican's problem of minorities voting, the bigger the number of people voting the less of a chance bigots have of getting elected.
Among the 19 counts pending against the representative are three separate felony charges: fraudulent voting, primary or enrollment violation, and tampering or fabricating physical evidence.
Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos, an appointee of President Barack Obama confirmed to the bench in 2011,
Voter ID laws are not made to curb minorities from voting
originally posted by: CB328
Voter ID laws are not made to curb minorities from voting
They're made to curb all democrats from voting. In Ohio they actually reduced early voting just in Democratic areas.
originally posted by: CB328
Voter ID laws are not made to curb minorities from voting
They're made to curb all democrats from voting. In Ohio they actually reduced early voting just in Democratic areas.
originally posted by: charles1952
a reply to: Cuervo
You know, Cuervo, beezzer has a point. Voting is a fundamental right which can not be burdened by government requirements and personal expenses, even if it's only two or three dollars for an ID.
Bearing arms is also a fundamental right. Last time I checked it was being burdened up the wazoo. Yep, I know a gun can do terrible violence, but I've learned that a vote can cause even more misery.
Rick Hasen, a prominent election law scholar, wrote that he expects the ruling to be reversed on appeal, because courts have generally held that election rules shouldn’t be changed so close to an election, to avoid voter confusion.
“If the district court orders an immediate stop to Texas’s ID law, I expect the 5th Circuit (if not the Supreme Court) to reverse that,” Hasen wrote.