Pa. Voter ID Ruling Puts Burden on Commonwealth
Tuesday's Pa. Supreme Court ruling on a challenge to the Voter ID law now puts the burden on the commonwealth to prove that no voters will be disenfranchised by the photo ID requirement.
It's now up to the Commonwealth to prove that no voters will be disenfranchised by a controversial new Voter ID law after Tuesday's Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling. The high court sent a challenge to the law back down to Commonwwealth Court where a judge has until Oct. 2 to determine if adequate measures are in place for voters to get a free photo ID in time for the Nov. 6 general election Three GOP and one Democratic justice made up the 4-2 majority in the ruling. One of the two dissenting Democrats on the panel accused the court of "punting" and said the law should be blocked now. The court shifted the burden in the case from challengers to the Commonwealth. "We are not satisfied with a mere predictive judgment based primarily on the …
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5:05 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
Yeah you are right Radnortownship, FACTS are for chumps. Better to make up our own "original thoughts" instead. Thanks for the laugh....Have a good weekend. Maybe if you are good your Mom will let you use the car tonight to go to your next tea bagger meeting. more ›