Thu Sep 27, 2012, 07:02 PM

Archae (26,381 posts)

(WI) State Supreme Court won't hear Voter ID cases

Source: WISN Television news

The state Supreme Court denied a request Thursday afternoon to hear the Voter ID cases.
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen asked Wisconsin's high court to take up the issue last month.
That request came after a Dane County judge overturned the law back in July, saying it impaired the right of some citizens to vote.

The court denied Van Hollen's request to bypass the Court of Appeals and have the Supreme Court take up the case first.

"I am very disappointed that the Supreme Court has failed to act by denying the motions to consolidate these actions, bypass the Court of Appeals, and stay the injunctions against the Voter ID law. ... Despite this setback, I continue to believe that the Voter ID law is constitutional and I will continue the battle to have the law upheld," Van Hollen said in a statement.

This means that voters most likely will not have to show a photo ID at the polls in November.

Read more: http://www.wisn.com/politics/wisconsin-politics/State-Supreme-Court-won-t-hear-Voter-ID-cases/-/10057500/16768032/-/adb860/-/index.html#ixzz27iJNKaYe

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13 replies	Author	Time	Post
(WI) State Supreme Court won't hear Voter ID cases (Original post)	Archae	Sep 2012	OP
"I am very disappointed in the rule of law."	villager	Sep 2012	#1
This is great news for the people of WI, And it looks like PA will go the same way.	hrmjustin	Sep 2012	#2
a Dane County judge overturned the law back in July, saying it impaired the right of some citizens	Coyotl	Sep 2012	#3
Hurray!	Betsy Ross	Sep 2012	#4
EXCELLENT!	calimary	Sep 2012	#5
Van Hollen needs to stop whining.. it's reCons who	Cha	Sep 2012	#6
K&R nt	avebury	Sep 2012	#7
Great!!!	Kteachums	Sep 2012	#8
wow... have to say, I am very pleasantly surprised by this one.	WestWisconsinDem	Sep 2012	#9
Good news!	SoapBox	Sep 2012	#10
Excellent news	tavalon	Sep 2012	#11
Thanks for the explanation. Great news.	Vidar	Sep 2012	#12
This is just window dressing.	nebenaube	Sep 2012	#13

Response to Archae (Original post)

Thu Sep 27, 2012, 07:11 PM

villager (18,985 posts)

1. "I am very disappointed in the rule of law."

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Ah, those sterling Repubbie office holders!

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 07:11 PM

hrmjustin (9,124 posts)

2. This is great news for the people of WI, And it looks like PA will go the same way.

I do think it might be a good idea in some of these states that will be in effect this Nov. to request the polls be extended on election night. Most of the battle grounds close at 7 or 8 local time. Here in NY we have the longest election day voting window. We vote for 15 hours, 6 AM to 9 PM. The Gop will complain , however the dems should counter this by requesting all the polls in the entire state be left open for longer periods. In the past the dems ask for dem counties to be left open only. This is just a thought.

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 07:24 PM

Coyotl (5,157 posts)

3. a Dane County judge overturned the law back in July, saying it impaired the right of some citizens

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"a Dane County judge overturned the law back in July, saying it impaired the right of some citizens to vote"

and the court was right!

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 08:17 PM

Betsy Ross (3,033 posts)

4. Hurray!

I needed some good news.

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 08:24 PM

calimary (30,600 posts)

5. EXCELLENT!

These assholes never know when to quit - or when they're beaten. Just look at the choice issue. How many of them, when they're trying to get into power, they invariably say "Roe v Wade is settled law..." but damn if they don't move heaven and earth to whittle away at it as relentlessly as possible if they manage to seize power.

SHEESH.

I'm still just freakin' STUNNED at the very idea of limiting the right to vote. That is the most un-American campaign I've ever seen. It's outrageously unpatriotic. And these are the same folks who love to wrap themselves in the flag.

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 08:28 PM

Cha (124,567 posts)

6. Van Hollen needs to stop whining.. it's reCons who

are cheating with Voter Suppresion and anyway their tiny brains can think of. Stupid try, dick.

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 08:35 PM

avebury (2,938 posts)

7. K&R nt

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 08:42 PM

Kteachums (331 posts)

8. Great!!!

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 10:18 PM

WestWisconsinDem (127 posts)

9. wow... have to say, I am very pleasantly surprised by this one.

I say surprised because the pukes have a majority on the supreme court that thus far has given Wanker and Van Holler almost everything they asked for (demanded). Don't know why they stopped here but I'm glad they did!

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 11:06 PM

SoapBox (5,820 posts)

10. Good news!

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Fri Sep 28, 2012, 05:21 AM

tavalon (25,689 posts)

11. Excellent news

Thanks!

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Fri Sep 28, 2012, 07:14 AM

Vidar (18,335 posts)

12. Thanks for the explanation. Great news.

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Fri Sep 28, 2012, 11:49 AM

nebenaube (3,187 posts)

13. This is just window dressing.

Last edited Fri Sep 28, 2012, 11:49 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is just trying to preserve their image of integrity while they await the opportunity to reverse the decision that ruled Act 10 unconstitutional.

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