Judge Spikes Photo ID Requirement for Pa. Voters

[Hissyspit]

Source: Associated Press

JUDGE SPIKES PHOTO ID REQUIREMENT FOR PA. VOTERS

By PETER JACKSON and MARC LEVY
— Jan. 17, 2014 9:25 AM EST

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state judge has struck down the law requiring Pennsylvania's voters to show photo identification at the polls.

Commonwealth Court Judge Bernard McGinley said the requirement that was the centerpiece of Pennsylvania's embattled 2012 voter identification law places an unreasonable burden on the fundamental right to vote.

The decision paves the way for an expected appeal to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Republicans approved the law over the protests of Democrats.



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[George II]

1. to quote that butt hole republican we've seen so often in videos..."Done"!

[livetohike]

2. Take that Corbett and this dysfunctional state legislature! Just another big fail

My husband and I are on the election board in our precinct. Can't wait to hear the wailing from our GOP counterparts .

[Crowman1979]

3. Major PWNAGE of the the Teabaggers in Pennsylvania...DONE!

[mountain grammy]

4. While schools are underfunded, the state wastes money on this crap..

Good for the judge, but when does this stop?

[MyOwnPeace]

5. Gee............

Wonder what State Rep. Turd's Eye is saying now?
When they passed it he said, "This will assure Gov. Romney winning Pennsylvania!"

[essaynnc]

6. How about some relief here too?

Let's see how far up the food chain this goes...hopefully it gets struck down by the US Supreme Court so that the same type laws will be struck down here in North Carolina, with all the other oppressive repug-passed voter suppression laws........

[Riverman100]

7. They won't stop

But I will take every victory against the scumbags.

[lark]

8. Hurray for sanity.

It hasn't been seen in a whole lot of court rooms or legislatures lately.

[onehandle]

9. A Republican Poll Judge here warned me that 'next time I will need photo ID.'

That was a handful of elections and primaries ago.

Heh... I will still be using a utility bill as ID, thank you very much.

[Mustellus]

10. Why isn't a Purple Finger....

...good enough? It was good enough for the iraqi voters.

And how many times are you willing to chop off an india-ink stained fingertip to vote again that same day?

[oldandhappy]

11. yes yes yes

And never stop watching. We must be vigilant and let people know we are watching. Take five minutes to write to your state Repub party and tell them people have the right to vote. It takes a lot of letters to get their attention. But we can do it!!

[BumRushDaShow]

12. Will still probably go to the State Supreme Court

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/pa_voter_id_struck_down

But a good day for those of us in PA!

[PRETZEL]

14. It more than likely will but

I'm not so sure the SSC will overturn the ruling.

I'm pretty sure the SSC had already heard the case and sent it back to Commonwealth Court for a more extensive trial.

[hrmjustin]

13. K&R!

[happyslug]

15. The opinion is NOT up on their Web page, but here is where the opinion should appear:

http://www.pacourts.us/courts/commonwealth-court/court-opinions/

[CreekDog]

16. What good is a photo ID anyway. The photos are small and often old...

the photos on a driver's license can be over a decade old. a quick glance by a poll worker isn't going to reveal anything definitive and if they start looking really closely, that's going to be problematic too.

[meow2u3]

17. Shitcanning Voter ID to allow every eligible voter to vote...DONE!

Throwing the Tea Party agenda in the river...done!

Sticking it to ALEC and the Koch Bros. ... done!