Opponents ask court to relax Wisconsin voter ID requirements

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Source: Houston Chronicle

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Opponents of Wisconsin's voter identification law argued in federal court Monday that the legislation is improperly restrictive and should be expanded to allow people to use more forms of ID.

The case represents the latest push from the American Civil Liberties Union against a law that has been the focus of a string of legal battles since it was passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature and signed by Gov. Scott Walker four years ago.

Supporters of the legislation say its requirements help guard against election fraud, but opponents say its true intent is to make voting tougher for older, poor and minority voters who tend to support Democrats and are less likely to have the mandated forms of identification. Those include a Wisconsin driver's license or state ID card, a U.S. passport, military ID card, college IDs meeting certain requirements, naturalization certificates or IDs issued by a Wisconsin-based American Indian tribe.

Assistant Attorney General Clayton Kawski defended the legislation, saying the ACLU is asking the court to overstep its authority and rewrite the law, acting as a sort of "super-Legislature."

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Read more: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/us/article/Wisconsin-voter-ID-fight-goes-before-federal-court-6550376.php

[lark]

1. This is probably going nowhere.

Scott stacked the Supreme Court and they approved this travesty. They have zero interest in having everyone vote, they knew exactly what they were doing. Only a federal court would even think of overturning this hot mess.

[Still In Wisconsin]

2. Thing is, though, this is in FEDERAL court.

So, Walker's right wing "justices" won't have the final word.

[lark]

4. YAY, good news.

Hopefully they will do the right thing.

[COLGATE4]

3. It appears that the suit is now in Federal court. nt

[red dog 1]

5. K&R...Thanks for posting

What about the vote flipping that put Scott Walker & the other Wisconsin Repukes in office to begin with?

The only election fraud that has taken place recently in Wisconsin is the tampering with the voting machines by Wisconsin Republicans.

"Evidence of Election Fraud in Wisconsin: WMC Buys Supreme Court Chief Justice"
http://wcmcoop.com/2015/04/12/evidence-of-election-fraud-in-wisconsin-wmc-buys-supreme-court-chief-justice/

[Gothmog]

6. This lawsuit will be fun to watch

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7. How do the requirements of the Wisconsin Law compare to Indiana's, which was upheld by the USSC? As

I recall, Justice Stevens wrote the 6-3 opinion.

[Thor_MN]

8. "Supporters of the legislation say its requirements help guard against election fraud"

They correctly identify the problem in Wisconsin, election fraud, then pass laws that would only help for voter fraud, a virtually nonexistent problem. The voter ID laws they put up are essentially a form of election fraud.