Friday, April 29, 2016

Texas Voter Law

         

The Humanity   





Texas' controversial voter identification law will remain in effect, possibly through November's elections, after the Supreme Court on Friday denied an emergency request from a coalition of Latino advocacy groups and Democratic lawmakers who say the measure is discriminatory.

"Against that backdrop is the Texas voter ID law, affecting more than 14 million voters this election cycle." [Huh?]
The unsigned order from the justices did not explain their reasoning, or whether there was any opposition. While it is a temporary decision, it could affect enforcement of similar laws in other states during a hotly contested presidential election year.

[...]  One of the strictest such laws in the country, it requires voters to provide certain government-issued photo ID in order to cast a ballot. Texas officials and the U.S. Justice Department agree more than 600,000 eligible voters in the second-largest state lack one of the required IDs.

Opponents say a disproportionate number are poor Hispanic and black voters. [Full]

"... more than 600,000 eligible voters in the second-largest state lack one of the required IDs. Opponents say a disproportionate number are poor Hispanic and black voters."

Okay.  I'm a SCOTUS Justice.  I have but one question.  Why is that?

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Libs are making the argument that blacks and other minorities are incapable of figuring out the complexities of the photo ID card. And none of them (the minorities) seem to be objecting to that. So, is that tacit approval?
Tim

Pawpaw said...

Funny, right across the border in the Gret Stet of Louisiana, we also have a Voter ID Law. No one is complaining about that.

Anonymous said...

Without ID how are blacks and other minorities able to drive vehicles, cash paychecks, buy tobacco/alcohol?

Kim du Toit said...

The forms of ID required in Texas MUST have a photo. They are:

- Texas driver license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
- Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
- Texas personal identification card issued by DPS
- Texas license to carry a handgun issued by DPS
- U.S. military identification card containing the person’s photograph
- United States citizenship certificate containing the person’s photograph
- U.S. passport

Anyone who doesn't have one of the above won't be allowed to vote. I can't imagine how one would get through life without one of them.

And the "600,000" number has been debunked so many times, I'm amazed that it's still used (har har). The actual number is less than 10,000 and in a voting population of some 15 million, is statistically irrelevant.

Anonymous said...

Kim, here in MN the libs have been touting 80% as the number of gun owners who favor a background check.
Pure BS of course. The legislature is (AGAIN) considering adding to the existing (onerous) background check. One of the local TV reporters doubled down on that by claiming the 85% now favor background checks. With a straight face and NOTHING to back up her bald faced lie.
They try to pull the same shite on NRA members once in awhile.
OC

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