Voter ID Nightmare: Up to 300,000 Wisconsin Voters Could Be Barred from Polls Thanks to Scott Walker

[yuiyoshida]

[pandr32]

1. This will hurt both Sanders and Clinton

As Walker fully intended.

[Gothmog]

2. As Hillary Clinton Pitches Voting Rights On The Trail, Her Counsel Looks To Fight For Them In Court

Marc Elias, the chief counsel for the Clinton Victory Counsel program, is busy suing the GOP and fighting GOP vote suppression http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/16/voting-rights-lawsuits-_n_7594960.html

The general counsel for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign is heading up three high-profile lawsuits against Republican-backed voting restrictions in what is shaping up to be a perfect political and legal storm leading up to the 2016 election.

The attorney, Marc Elias, is involved in lawsuits challenging measures passed in Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin, arguing that laws cutting back early voting, restricting registration and requiring photo identification to vote, among other measures, disproportionately impact racial minorities.

Conservatives have argued such measures protect against voter fraud, and have called the lawsuits a political effort to energize Democratic voters. The financial involvement of the billionaire liberal philanthropist George Soros, who is supporting the suits, has only incensed them further.

There are high stakes to the lawsuits, as the Supreme Court displayed a certain skepticism about federal voting rights legislation when it struck down a key section of the landmark Voting Rights Act in 2013. That provision had required states and localities with a history of voting discrimination to first clear any changes to their voting laws with the federal government or in federal court. The VRA still bars voting procedures that discriminate against racial minorities, but the strength of that section hasn’t been tested since the court’s controversial decision two years ago.

So, while the politics of Elias’ cases have attracted most of the attention — Clinton recently decried measures supported by Republican governors, like fellow presidential hopeful Scott Walker of Wisconsin — there is an equivalent amount of intrigue on the legal side. Some of the provisions targeted in the lawsuits, like Wisconsin’s voter identification law, have already been challenged, while others, like Virginia’s photo ID law, haven’t yet seen the inside of a courtroom.

The GOP is very good at voter suppression and I am glad that Marc is fighting against the GOP. Unfortunately, the Wisconsin voter id law will be in effect for Tuesday primary. The Elias lawsuit is schedule to go to trial in May

I have links to the latest petition and most of the filings in this case

[chapdrum]

3. With traitorous Repukes,

it's always about demockracy (oh, and flag pins).

[liberal N proud]

4. The thing is these rules were known before today

Everyone had plenty of time to meet these restrictions. Everyone could have learned what the new laws were and complied. These rules and laws were not put in place yesterday.

They are fucked up and need to be thrown out. How do you do that, fool the asshole and comply, then VOTE! After you get the criminals out of office, change the rules.

But now your just crying because you didn't familiarize yourself with the rules.

That is the best way to beat the fucks.

[yeoman6987]

5. The Repugs say, "but the ID is free".

True but if you can't get a birth certificate you are screwed. Not sure how many of the 300k that involves but if it is 1, it's too many.

[liberal N proud]

6. I agree that it is difficult

But if we don't get registered and meet the demands and help others, then we can't sit back and complain.

Wisconsin voters knew the restrictions well ahead of today.