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In reply to the discussion: 93-Year-Old Grandmother Is Suing Pennsylvania Over Voter ID Laws [View all]Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)9. ALEC has met their match in a 93 year old woman with common sense, for her
sake, and the sake of countless others, I hope she wins the case.
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State GOP really did shoot themselves in the foot with this one. In general the Amish vote R.
Justice wanted
May 2012
#14
Voter ID is going to bite the Republicans big time I believe. The courts are very likely to strike
yellowcanine
May 2012
#8
Mike Papantonio was talking about this today and said the courts are crammed with...
polichick
May 2012
#17
Holder is too busy busting Cannabis clinics to bother with upholding voter rights.
diane in sf
May 2012
#33
Isn't he in line with what the president wants? I assume he is but don't know.
polichick
May 2012
#46
Nobody knows, that's the problem. I have been told he supports MM, but why then all the busts? /nt
Dragonfli
May 2012
#57
I'm hoping she get justice before the election. But I have a feeling they will drag their feet.
southernyankeebelle
May 2012
#12
The Supreme Court's most recent major ruling on voter-id laws was in 2008...
PoliticAverse
May 2012
#21
I doubt she will get justice before the elections, if at all, but I can still hope right? /nt
Dragonfli
May 2012
#29
She's doing it because the DOJ isn't doing its job - Holder should stand up to ALEC.
polichick
May 2012
#16
That would pre-suppose that the DOJ disagrees with ALEC, that is far from an axiom.
Dragonfli
May 2012
#28
Does that mean we have a really, really bad president too? He chose Holder, right?
polichick
May 2012
#45
No it means we have a weak President that I am told is well meaning, he has my vote again
Dragonfli
May 2012
#49
He has the power true, that he doesn't use it (for whatever reasons) is why he appears weak to me
Dragonfli
May 2012
#56
I am beginning to think occupy and grassroots organizing are the last peaceful hope we have.
Dragonfli
May 2012
#62
You're right, this gilded age will end too. Interesting that France has gone socialist!
polichick
May 2012
#64
You should be scared - we all should. If you think our democracy is alive and well...
polichick
May 2012
#75
Dems are the lesser of evils - and I vote because imo it's our responsibility as citizens...
polichick
May 2012
#79
Applewhite no longer has a copy of her birth certificate, and she does not have a drivers’ license.
PoliticAverse
May 2012
#20
She is 93, chances are her drivers license is more than 1 year out of date....
peacebird
May 2012
#23
You can't GET "other types of photo ID" without a birth certificate
ProfessionalLeftist
May 2012
#32
There are probably lots of older Native AMericans without birth certificates too
Liberty Belle
May 2012
#34
Even the free ID requires a social security card & birth certificate with a raised seal & two other
leftylauren
May 2012
#27
I cannot believe the local Democratic committee people where I live have nothing to say about it...
MrMickeysMom
May 2012
#30
I think the lawyers need to crawl through some of the nursing homes and retirement communities, and
MADem
May 2012
#40
Republicans are very calculating - I'm sure they've thought of all possible
mercymechap
May 2012
#58
Unless you can get a passport for free it won't satisfy the requirement to avoid an unconstitutional
PoliticAverse
May 2012
#69