Of course it’s unconstitutional! Have any of these ALEC-written laws been upheld yet?
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A state judge has reaffirmed his ruling that Pennsylvania’s embattled voter-identification law is unconstitutional. Commonwealth Court Judge Bernard McGinley on Monday rejected the state’s motion to reinstate the law, starting a 30-day period for a potential appeal to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Commonwealth Court Judge Bernard McGinley on Monday rejected the state’s motion to reinstate the law, starting a 30-day period for a potential appeal to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
The governor’s Office of General Counsel and the attorney general’s office say they’re reviewing McGinley’s decision.
Witold Walczak of the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania says the permanent injunction McGinley issued bars enforcement of the law unless the state’s high court does something to change that. The ACLU helped lead the legal challenge. The law is one of the country’s strictest and required nearly all of Pennsylvania’s 8.2 million voters to display photo identification.
Oh, and here goes another one!
I wish I could be as confident as you when you say “of course it’s unconstitutional.” In our system, the constitution is ultimately whatever the Supreme Court says it is. I am not convinced that Justice Kennedy would strike down a voter ID law. So it might prove to be constitutional by the time it reaches Roberts and the Gang.
First we had 9-11. Then we had a series of awful laws like the Patriot Act and The Help America Vote Act passed through congress. You don’t suppose there’s a connection? With a 5-4 Supreme Court favoring the 1%, the oligarchy has us right where they want us. Powerless to do anything about anything.