(Missouri) Nuns strike back

[babylonsister]

This isn't about the primaries but elections in general and the Supreme Court; I hope it can remain in GD.

http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/05/update_nuns_strike_back.html

UPDATE: Nuns strike back.
Posted by Karen Tumulty |


Surely, our majority-Catholic Supreme Court should have known better than to get on the wrong side of the Sisters. As we wrote earlier, the first victims of the new ruling on Voter ID were elderly nuns in Indiana. This just in, in my emailbox: The nuns of Missouri rap the Supreme Court's knuckles with a great big ruler:

Nun of the Franciscan Sisters of Mary comments on Voter ID disenfranchisement

WHO: Missourians for Fair Elections

WHAT: Press Conference on the impact of legislation to
require government-issued photo ID to vote

WHEN: 1:00 PM, Thursday, May 8, 2008

WHERE: League of Women Voters, 8706 Manchester, Jefferson City, MO 63144

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – On Thursday, May 8, three Missouri voters who
lack government-issued photo IDs as well as Secretary of State Robin
Carnahan and community leaders will discuss the potential impacts of
legislation currently being pushed through the Missouri General
Assembly. The proposed legislation would make Missouri one of the
toughest states in the country for eligible citizens who want to vote
by requiring voters to present a government-issued photo ID at the
polls. If passed, these changes could be in place by the November
general election and could put the voting rights at risk for up to
240,000 registered Missouri voters.

"This may sound like a good idea at first," stated Sister Sandy
Schwartz of the Franciscan Sisters of Mary regarding voter ID
requirements, "but once you stop to think about who would really be
affected, this is going to keep a lot of our loved ones from being
able to vote." Yesterday in Indiana twelve nuns in their 80s and 90s
were turned away from the polls because they lacked the needed IDs to
vote. Sister Schwartz and others are concerned about the difficulties
the policy change would create for elderly Missouri nuns, as well as
other senior citizens, the poor, and minorities.

A reminder to commenters: Fellow Swamper Stuart Zechman already has dibs on "Disenfranchised Nuns" as the name of a new rock band.

[Sherman A1]

1. I had a long talk with my state rep here in Missouri

last time around on this one. He told me of the problem his own Mother would encounter trying to vote (which was the same story as the Indiana Nuns). We came out on the wrong side of it last time and thankfully the Missouri Supreme Court overturned it. This time they are shooting for a Constitutional Amendment to "Fix" this serious non problem.

All we can do is try......:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[malaise]

2. Sorry Sister but that was

the plan...disenfranchise the poor.

[Orrex]

3. And nun too soon, if you ask me!

Here's hoping that more voter advocacy groups will pick up the habit.

[Mind_your_head]

4. A "K & R" for the good sisters

thank you for speaking out (when it really isn't your habit to do so).

[Echo In Light]

5. Our lady of Blessed Acceleration, don't fail me now...

K&R

[Mind_your_head]

6. Amen n/t

[kster]

7. K&R.NT

[Oldtimeralso]

8. These nun stories on DU...

are getting to be habit forming.
Also faux spews is full of nun-stories.

[Iodine99]

9. Nuns Strike Back

They need to be on TV and in the newspapers. thanks.