Justice Dept. Rejects New S.C. Voter ID Law

[IceHogsFan]

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The U.S. Department of Justice rejected South Carolina's voter ID law on Friday, saying the new policy doesn't do enough to ensure that minority voters aren't discriminated against.



"Until South Carolina succeeds in substantially addressing the racial disparities described above, however, the state cannot meet its burden of proving that, when compared to the benchmark standard, the voter identification requirements proposed ... will not have a retrogressive effect," Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez wrote Friday in a letter to the office of South Carolina's attorney general.



Perez said that non-whites comprise about one-third of South Carolina's registered voters and also are one-third of the registered voters who don't have the right ID necessary to vote. Perez says tens of thousands of South Carolina minorities may be unable to cast ballots.



In response, South Carolina could now sue over the rejection, pass a new law or submit more data to the Justice Department. Spokesmen for Gov. Nikki Haley and Attorney General Alan Wilson did not immediately respond to email messages sent Friday, which was a state holiday.



South Carolina's new voter ID law requires people casting ballots to show poll workers a state-issued driver's license or ID card; a U.S. military ID or a U.S. passport.



The Justice Department must approve changes to South Carolina's election laws under the federal Voting Rights Act because of the state's past failure to protect the voting rights of blacks. Groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union also are challenging it.





Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/12/23/justice-department-rejects-south-carolina-voter-id-law/#ixzz1hOk9vDfb

 

[jaxhawksfan]

If you can't identify yourself with an ID, you shouldn't be able to vote. Period. End of story. Really nothing worth arguing about.

 

[supraman]

If you can't identify yourself with an ID, you shouldn't be able to vote. Period. End of story. Really nothing worth arguing about.

What he said

 

[Maiden]

If you can't identify yourself with an ID, you shouldn't be able to vote. Period. End of story. Really nothing worth arguing about.

Amazing where this country has gone over the years. I can't cash a check at the bank without ID but some dickrod in S.C. can vote for our next president without it?

 

[IceHogsFan]

Amazing where this country has gone over the years. I can't cash a check at the bank without ID but some dickrod in S.C. can vote for our next president without it?

What I find ironic is that those "poor and minorities" that the AG's office discusses are probably some of those same 1 in 6 Americans who collect some form of government aid.



Question, do you have to prove who you are to collect government benefits or do we just "take their word" for it?

 

[IceHogsFan]

If you can't identify yourself with an ID, you shouldn't be able to vote. Period. End of story. Really nothing worth arguing about.

Jax, think this will become a topic of discussion in the next POTUS election?

 

[ytsejam]

What I find ironic is that those "poor and minorities" that the AG's office discusses are probably some of those same 1 in 6 Americans who collect some form of government aid.



Question, do you have to prove who you are to collect government benefits or do we just "take their word" for it?

Your evidence of this?



Contrary to popular wordplay, the only one you make an ass of when you assume is you.

 

[IceHogsFan]

Your evidence of this?



Contrary to popular wordplay, the only one you make an ass of when you assume is you.

What did I assume? Please tell me so that I can prove you are the ass.

 

[Maiden]

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder earlier this month said his team was reviewing changes to voting laws in other states including Florida and Texas and will challenge any that are discriminatory in violation of the federal voting rights law.

"The reality is that — in jurisdictions across the country — both overt and subtle forms of discrimination remain all too common," he said in a speech in Austin, Texas.





Mr Holder, your comments appear to make you look like the discriminator; law abiding citizens are the one who you have chosen to disinfranchise. Disinfranchise, the word your party loves to throw around when it's "convenient."

Your actions as attorney general are appalling. How you keep your job is maddening.

 

[IceHogsFan]

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder earlier this month said his team was reviewing changes to voting laws in other states including Florida and Texas and will challenge any that are discriminatory in violation of the federal voting rights law.

"The reality is that — in jurisdictions across the country — both overt and subtle forms of discrimination remain all too common," he said in a speech in Austin, Texas.





Mr Holder, your comments appear to make you look like the discriminator; law abiding citizens are the one who you have chosen to disinfranchise. Disinfranchise, the word your party loves to throw around when it's "convenient."

Your actions as attorney general are appalling. How you keep your job is maddening.

Hey, we agree on something!!



x 1,000

 

[IceHogsFan]

Your evidence of this?



Contrary to popular wordplay, the only one you make an ass of when you assume is you.

Take a loooooooonnnnnngggg look in the mirror.







http://money.cnn.com/2011/04/12/news/economy/government_safety_net/index.htm

 

[MassHavoc]

normally I'm against the blanket statements on here but ihf really wasn't drawing assumptions their. They were talking about poor and minorities. People who you,net afford or have access to state issues ids. It goes to reason that this is along the lines of the same demographic reasoning that use government funding. Essentially you just told hi to prove that poor people use Government programs. And all he was asking is do those people have to show id.

 

[roshinaya]

It should be as easy as possible for citizens to vote in a democracy. Putting some arbitrary laws that will make it more difficult, especially for certain groups flies in the face of that. Anyone whinging about this ruling is being an ass, considering the dirty tactics used in elections around the country to suppress voters.

 

[R K]

normally I'm against the blanket statements on here but ihf really wasn't drawing assumptions their. They were talking about poor and minorities. People who you,net afford or have access to state issues ids. It goes to reason that this is along the lines of the same demographic reasoning that use government funding. Essentially you just told hi to prove that poor people use Government programs. And all he was asking is do those people have to show id.

There, Their, They're..... Which is it?

 

[MassHavoc]

yeah, you are someone who should be pointing out grammar mistakes.... Hahahahahaha

 

[R K]

yeah, you are someone who should be pointing out grammar mistakes.... Hahahahahaha

Either way which is it?

Your hat is still in Agenthehe's car too.

 

[supraman]

What I find ironic is that those "poor and minorities" that the AG's office discusses are probably some of those same 1 in 6 Americans who collect some form of government aid.



Question, do you have to prove who you are to collect government benefits or do we just "take their word" for it?

That be a keywerd

 

[MassHavoc]

Jesus people. Now its not every fair to say that poor people use government programs?

 

[jaxhawksfan]

It should be as easy as possible for citizens to vote in a democracy. Putting some arbitrary laws that will make it more difficult, especially for certain groups flies in the face of that. Anyone whinging about this ruling is being an ass, considering the dirty tactics used in elections around the country to suppress voters.

Dude, it doesn't get much easier to vote. Showing ID should be the least of your problems. The law isn't arbitrary, as you state. When you say "certain groups" you are talking about the fucking illegals who shouldn't be voting in the first place. I'll put up with a ton of discussion from people from all sides of an argument, but stupidity like this makes me just want to put your irrelevant ass on ignore. This isn't Iraq where people are risking death to go to the polls.

 

[jaxhawksfan]

Jax, think this will become a topic of discussion in the next POTUS election?

Yes, the Democrats are going to use everything they have to try to win the office again. As the article states, they are already looking into Florida and the change in the law here. Early voting was reduced to 8 days and the Sunday before election day will no longer see polls open. The whining libs say this disenfranchises the black and the elderly. I say we go back to ONE voting day. You either show up to vote, or mail it in. If voting is that important to you, you will find a way to cast your vote. If you think all of FL is one big, redneck republican all you have to do is read some comments after these stories.



http://jacksonville.com/opinion/editorials/2011-12-23/story/voting-restrictions-impact-minorities



http://jacksonville.com/news/columnists/2011-12-11/story/new-voting-restrictions-recall-days-jim-crow