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malaise

(269,037 posts) Thu Oct 9, 2014, 09:27 PM Oct 2014

Breaking - US Supremes have stopped Wisconsin Voter ID law

on Rachel .

http://By Lawrence Hurley

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday prevented a new voter identification law in Wisconsin from going into effect.

The nine-justice court, with three conservative members dissenting, granted a last-minute request by civil rights groups seeking to block an appeals court ruling that the law could be implemented.

The high court's action means the new law, which requires voters to present photo identification when they cast ballots, will not be in effect in the lead-up to the November elections.whbl.com/news/articles/2014/oct/10/supreme-court-blocks-wisconsin-voter-id-law/

Great fugging news - bye bye Scott Walker - go Cheney yourself!

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Breaking - US Supremes have stopped Wisconsin Voter ID law (Original Post) malaise Oct 2014 OP

This law was going to be a nightmare Gothmog Oct 2014 #1

Still a lot of work needing to be done to defeat Walker HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #2

k&r... wished they'd stopped it here in tennessee spanone Oct 2014 #3

How did Walker get elected in the first place? Aerows Oct 2014 #4

Koch money. That's how he got elected. Blanks Oct 2014 #7

Also, for those wondering, it was Roberts and Kennedy. NuclearDem Oct 2014 #5

K&R!!! To borrow from Rachel: Best New Thing In The World!!! nt Stardust Oct 2014 #6

The SC has been very consistent in all these voter law rulings. former9thward Oct 2014 #8

Of course the three assholes were LondonReign2 Oct 2014 #9

Gothmog

(145,293 posts)

1. This law was going to be a nightmare

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu Oct 9, 2014, 10:31 PM

Oct 2014

I am glad that it was blocked

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

2. Still a lot of work needing to be done to defeat Walker

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu Oct 9, 2014, 10:48 PM

Oct 2014

but yes, this is great news.

spanone

(135,844 posts)

3. k&r... wished they'd stopped it here in tennessee

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu Oct 9, 2014, 10:53 PM

Oct 2014

All voters must present an ID containing the voter’s name and photograph. Exception include: A voters who vote absentee by mail; voters who are residents in a licensed nursing home or assisted living center and vote at that facility; hospitalized voters; voters with a religious objection to being photographed; and indigent voters. Complete information can be found at the Tennessee Secretary of State website.

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=tennessee+voter+id+law&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/photoID.htm

Aerows

(39,961 posts)

4. How did Walker get elected in the first place?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu Oct 9, 2014, 10:56 PM

Oct 2014

Anything I have to say about him would probably be awful and include why he looks like he has a sub-80 IQ.

How many times did he get dropped on his head as a child?

Okay, see, there I go.

Blanks

(4,835 posts)

7. Koch money. That's how he got elected.

Reply to Aerows (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 01:34 PM

Oct 2014

Did you see the latest Koch Brothers documentary. Walker is prominently featured. The documentary talks about the 'punked' phone call.

He thinks he's talking to one of them on this video. What a fool.

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)

5. Also, for those wondering, it was Roberts and Kennedy.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu Oct 9, 2014, 10:59 PM

Oct 2014

Stardust

(3,894 posts)

6. K&R!!! To borrow from Rachel: Best New Thing In The World!!! nt

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu Oct 9, 2014, 11:11 PM

Oct 2014

former9thward

(32,017 posts)

8. The SC has been very consistent in all these voter law rulings.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 02:15 PM

Oct 2014

In Wisconsin, Ohio and North Carolina the Court has put the brakes on lower-court rulings that would have made late changes in election procedures in the run-up to election day. DUers did not like the OH and NC rulings, but they are consistent with the WI ruling.

LondonReign2

(5,213 posts)

9. Of course the three assholes were

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 02:18 PM

Oct 2014

Scalia, Alito, and Thomas. Of course.

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