Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:14 AM

drm604 (13,962 posts)

Judge hints he may block PA Voter ID

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/20120926_Judge_hints_he_may_block_Pennsylvania_voter_ID.html

"I'm giving you a heads-up," Commonwealth Court Judge Robert E. Simpson Jr. told lawyers after a day's testimony on whether the law is being implemented in ways that ensure no voters will be disenfranchised. "I think it's a possibility there could be an injunction here."

Simpson then asked lawyers on both sides to be prepared to return to court Thursday to present arguments on what such an injunction should look like. There is no hearing Wednesday because of Yom Kippur.

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10 replies	Author	Time	Post
Judge hints he may block PA Voter ID (Original post)	drm604	Sep 2012	OP
I doubt that he'll block it	gopiscrap	Sep 2012	#1
I think you might be wrong.	drm604	Sep 2012	#2
God I hope you're right	gopiscrap	Sep 2012	#3
This is just too much...	Freedomofspeech	Sep 2012	#4
Judge Simpson blocking the Voter ID law would be a good thing.	drm604	Sep 2012	#5
This judge is such a cop-out.	Curmudgeoness	Sep 2012	#6
Local news is reporting that he may strike down the provisional ballot portion of the bill	PA Democrat	Oct 2012	#7
Again, Montco taking the lead	PRETZEL	Oct 2012	#8
Muahahahaha	MadrasT	Oct 2012	#9
Ruling's in	PRETZEL	Oct 2012	#10

Response to drm604 (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 12:21 PM

gopiscrap (2,527 posts)

1. I doubt that he'll block it

he's a fucking repuke appointee and is just giving the appearance of being fair and impartial...you can't trust anyone who was once or is a republican as far as I am concerned...I have never voted for a repuke in my 32 years of voting and never will!

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Response to gopiscrap (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 12:29 PM

drm604 (13,962 posts)

2. I think you might be wrong.

The PA SC gave him some pretty strict instructions. I think he may very well block it until after the November election.

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Response to drm604 (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 12:33 PM

gopiscrap (2,527 posts)

3. God I hope you're right

I just don't trust repukes to do their job, do what's right or anything with integrity..in fact when I hire I try as hard as I can to fugure out their political leaning and if I at all think they might be a repuke, into the trash bin goes their resume.

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Wed Sep 26, 2012, 04:33 PM

Freedomofspeech (755 posts)

4. This is just too much...

They are destroying our Commonwealth...damn Corebutt.

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Response to Freedomofspeech (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 04:46 PM

drm604 (13,962 posts)

5. Judge Simpson blocking the Voter ID law would be a good thing.

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Response to drm604 (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 07:01 PM

Curmudgeoness (10,508 posts)

6. This judge is such a cop-out.

He is now asking the lawyers to tell him "what such an injunction should look like". Then he won't be "responsible" for any decisions that come from this. Jesus. What are we paying this idiot for? I could do his job if this is how it is done!

Oh, and this is really exciting news.

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Response to drm604 (Original post)

Tue Oct 2, 2012, 07:29 AM

PA Democrat (10,988 posts)

7. Local news is reporting that he may strike down the provisional ballot portion of the bill

and leave the rest intact. If that is the case, he actually would disenfranchise MORE voters. Let's see if this Republican appointee cares more about voting rights or his corporate masters.

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Tue Oct 2, 2012, 08:34 AM

PRETZEL (2,313 posts)