Comments on: DOJ Rejects Georgia Voter ID System

By: Patterico’s Pontifications » Supreme Court Decides Voting Rights Act Case

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:39:44 +0000

[...] I blogged on this case earlier here and (tangentially) here. [...]

By: The Greenroom » Forum Archive » ACORN In Iran?

The Greenroom » Forum Archive » ACORN In Iran? — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:27:13 +0000

[...] identification is the key to preventing voter fraud. Which is why the Department of Justice’s refusal to allow states, such as Georgia, to implement identification systems based on alleged disparate [...]

By: imdw

imdw — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:16:01 +0000

“WFB would tell that old joke about NYC being destroyed, with the headline being ‘women and minorities hardest hit’….”

Interesting is quoting WFB on discriminatory impact and 60’s racism.

By: Dave Surls

Dave Surls — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:24:01 +0000

“I continue to not understand how a system which requires that a potential voter pay a fee in order to be able to vote is not an unconstitutional poll tax.”

Well, if I refuse to pay my taxes they’ll throw me in jail, and won’t let me vote either, so I guess I’m not too worried about paying the state a few bucks to get my driver’s license.

“Thank you for amplifying on a legal aspect”

You’re welcome. I thought your post was excellent, btw. As usual.

By: Thomass

Thomass — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:10:24 +0000

“thus reverse the burden by requiring that any plaintiff(s) prove a voting change has a discriminatory effect.”

Interesting… yeah, the unequal effect thing is a catch all (re: meaningless) lefty phrase. WFB would tell that old joke about NYC being destroyed, with the headline being ‘women and minorities hardest hit’….

By: DRJ

DRJ — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:54:47 +0000

Beldar and Dave Surls,

Thank you for amplifying on a legal aspect of this issue that I (admittedly) glossed over in the post.

aphrael,

Good point about absentee voting, and I would add my concerns about Washington state’s Vote by Mail program and any similar programs.

By: aphrael

aphrael — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:12:52 +0000

Apogee: I think that absentee ballots are a huge gaping hole in the integrity of our voting system.

I understand their utility. I understand their popularity. I think in many ways they are a great thing … and I think in many ways they are horribly subject to untraceable abuse.

They worry me only slightly less than electronic voting machines do.

By: JD

JD — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:08:55 +0000

Maybe I was not clear. If you go to the frontpage today, I could not find a post on it. There is a post from 6/1. There are all sorts of other posts on there about such topic events as Spencer Pratt, Tiller, Kobe, Newt, but nothing about US servicemen killed by a Muslim with suspected ties to terrorism.

By: poon

poon — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:08:11 +0000

JD,

I admire your refusal to leave the bunker, but you should avoid making statements that are so easy to disprove if you want to avoid reality.

By: JD

JD — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:06:01 +0000

That is a lie, and you are a liar.

That was from 6/1, 2 days ago.