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Pennsylvania

JPZenger

(6,819 posts) Fri Jan 17, 2014, 02:56 PM Jan 2014

PA's Voter ID Law Struck Down by Appellate court - unreasonable burden!

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/18/us/politics/pennsylvania-voter-id-law-struck-down.html?hpw&rref=us&_r=0

Damn activist courts - getting in the way of a little voter suppression.

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024346601

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PA's Voter ID Law Struck Down by Appellate court - unreasonable burden! (Original Post) JPZenger Jan 2014 OP

This is excellent news. femmocrat Jan 2014 #1

That's the thing Pat Riot Jan 2014 #3

Excellent. I just heard this on the news. Curmudgeoness Jan 2014 #2

The judge also cited the Free and Equal Clause as a reason to strike it down meow2u3 Jan 2014 #4

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

1. This is excellent news.

Reply to JPZenger (Original post)

Fri Jan 17, 2014, 06:10 PM

Jan 2014

I hope Corbutt doesn't appeal it any further.

Pat Riot

(446 posts)

3. That's the thing

Reply to femmocrat (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 18, 2014, 01:13 PM

Jan 2014

It'll probably get kicked back to the State Supreme. But we're probably good for November's election. aren't we?

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

2. Excellent. I just heard this on the news.

Reply to JPZenger (Original post)

Fri Jan 17, 2014, 09:08 PM

Jan 2014

I could not be more overjoyed about the demise of a lousy law.

meow2u3

(24,760 posts)

4. The judge also cited the Free and Equal Clause as a reason to strike it down

Reply to JPZenger (Original post)

Sat Jan 18, 2014, 03:26 PM

Jan 2014

The Pennsylvania Constitution explicity mandates an affirmative right to vote and that the government cannot pass laws that interfere with it. Good for you, Judge McGinley.

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