Federal judge strikes down Texas' voter ID law

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Federal judge strikes down Texas' voter ID law
By Max Greenwood - 08/23/17 05:49 PM EDT

A federal court in Texas on Wednesday struck down the state's controversial voter identification law, granting an injunction that bars state officials from enforcing the measure.

U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos ruled that the law was enacted with the deliberate intent to discriminate against black and Hispanic voters. Ramos said that it violates the Voting Rights Act.

The original 2011 law, one of the most restrictive in the nation, requires registered voters to present one of seven forms of government-issued photo ID in order to cast a ballot.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/news/347721-federal-judge-strikes-down-texas-voter-id-law

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U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos ruled that the law was enacted with the deliberate intent to discriminate against black and Hispanic voters. Ramos said that it violates the Voting Rights Act.

The original 2011 law, one of the most restrictive in the nation, requires registered voters to present one of seven forms of government-issued photo ID in order to cast a ballot.

Inasmuch as Nelva was serving as a judge in a court case, it is certain that she ruled on the basis of evidence.  I'm sure she was presented with huge amounts of evidence of racial bigotry on the part of the legislators and also plenty of evidence that those lawmakers had let those baser intacts spill over as legislative cruelty.  I am equally sure that the ominous restrictions of voter identification (requiring one of only seven possible IDs) were expected to disenfranchise a lot of Black and Hispanic voters.

Finally, I am sure that Nelva was dead right in scoffing at the claim that voting integrity was a serious concern on the part of the State of Texas.

Hey, the whole thing makes stunningly good sense.

(She should be impeached for this crap.)

[Bigun]

And she will be slapped down HARD real soon!

[Bigun]

Inasmuch as Nelva was serving as a judge in a court case, it is certain that she ruled on the basis of evidence.  I'm sure she was presented with huge amounts of evidence of racial bigotry on the part of the legislators and also plenty of evidence that those lawmakers had let those baser intacts spill over as legislative cruelty.  I am equally sure that the ominous restrictions of voter identification (requiring one of only seven possible IDs) were expected to disenfranchise a lot of Black and Hispanic voters.

Finally, I am sure that Nelva was dead right in scoffing at the claim that voting integrity was a serious concern on the part of the State of Texas.

Hey, the whole thing makes stunningly good sense.

(She should be impeached for this crap.)

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[Sanguine]

I hope so. 

[the_doc]

@Bigun
@Sanguine

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Getting slapped down on appeal is not good enough.  A judge of supposedly sound mind who makes insanely bad rulings should be held in violation of her oath of office and should be impeached. (Criminal investigations should also follow.)

IMO, that is is the only way to clean up our crooked judicial system (although I admit that proving that Obama was ineligible for POTUS would be much more interesting and much more effective).

[Sanguine]

@Bigun
@Sanguine
Getting slapped down on appeal is not good enough.  A judge of supposedly sound mind who makes insanely bad rulings should be held in violation of her oath of office and should be impeached. (Criminal investigations should also follow.)

IMO, that is is the only way to clean up our crooked judicial system (although I admit that proving that Obama was ineligible for POTUS would be much more interesting and much more effective).

Doc, I agree with you.

[Bigun]

@Bigun
@Sanguine
Getting slapped down on appeal is not good enough.  A judge of supposedly sound mind who makes insanely bad rulings should be held in violation of her oath of office and should be impeached. (Criminal investigations should also follow.)

IMO, that is is the only way to clean up our crooked judicial system (although I admit that proving that Obama was ineligible for POTUS would be much more interesting and much more effective).

I couldn't agree more but given the record of our feckless congress on such matters, I won't be holding my breath waiting for that!

[IsailedawayfromFR]

the low life Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn both supported her appointment as a federal judge.

big surprise(not)

[Polly Ticks]

U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos ruled that the law was enacted with the deliberate intent to discriminate against black and Hispanic voters.

She's profiling blacks and Hispanics as being less likely to possess appropriate ID.  That's quite racist of her.

[Smokin Joe]

@Bigun
@Sanguine
Getting slapped down on appeal is not good enough.  A judge of supposedly sound mind who makes insanely bad rulings should be held in violation of her oath of office and should be impeached. (Criminal investigations should also follow.)

IMO, that is is the only way to clean up our crooked judicial system (although I admit that proving that Obama was ineligible for POTUS would be much more interesting and much more effective).

Exactly!

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Ted Cruz responds to activist judge striking down Texas voter ID law   

2 hours ago by Steve Berman   

Sen. Ted Cruz, who has argued and won many cases before the U.S. Supreme Court as Texas solicitor general, blasted the latest decision to (once again) strike down the state’s voter ID law.

Cruz posted on Facebook:

Yesterday’s decision to strike down Texas’ commonsense Voter ID law undermines the rule of law and frustrates Texas’s responsibility to preserve the integrity of its elections.

As the Supreme Court explained in Crawford v Marion County, “flagrant examples of [voter] fraud . . . have been documented throughout this Nation’s history by respected historians and journalists [and] demonstrate that not only is the risk of voter fraud real but that it could affect the outcome of a close election.”

<..snip..>

http://thenewamericana.com/2017/08/24/ted-cruz-responds-activist-judge-striking-texas-voter-id-law/

[Hoodat]

U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos ruled that the law was enacted with the deliberate intent to discriminate against black and Hispanic voters.

The law was enacted to discriminate against people voting illegally, just as laws against murder discriminate against people who commit murder.  This judge is clearly a racist for automatically assuming that people who vote illegally must be black or Hispanic.  I am sick and tired of these racist leftists.

[Smokin Joe]

We live in strange times indeed, when judges subvert the law instead of upholding it.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

The law was enacted to discriminate against people voting illegally, just as laws against murder discriminate against people who commit murder.  This judge is clearly a racist for automatically assuming that people who vote illegally must be black or Hispanic.  I am sick and tired of these racist leftists.

I may be wrong, but from what I read her parents were illegals.  She is just protecting her heritage.

[Polly Ticks]

I may be wrong, but from what I read her parents were illegals.  She is just protecting her heritage.

If that is true, she should have recused herself.

[XenaLee]

Federal judge strikes down Texas' voter ID law
By Max Greenwood - 08/23/17 05:49 PM EDT

A federal court in Texas on Wednesday struck down the state's controversial voter identification law, granting an injunction that bars state officials from enforcing the measure.

U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos ruled that the law was enacted with the deliberate intent to discriminate against black and Hispanic voters. Ramos said that it violates the Voting Rights Act.

The original 2011 law, one of the most restrictive in the nation, requires registered voters to present one of seven forms of government-issued photo ID in order to cast a ballot.

more
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/347721-federal-judge-strikes-down-texas-voter-id-law

Another rogue judge intent on enabling voter and election fraud, apparently.  Pretending that presenting a photo ID in order to vote is discriminatory is just another absurd claim by the idiot left.  And if that's discriminatory, then I'm pretty sure the people arranging tours for the White House (the people's house) are discriminating against black and Hispanic people too....since one is required in order to BE there.

All guests over 18 years old will be required to present a valid, government-issued photo ID upon check-in.

https://washington.org/DC-faqs-for-visitors/how-can-i-tour-white-house

It's ironic that the idiot left has no problem demanding a photo ID for everything ELSE under the sun....but when it comes to THE most important function of our constitutional, representative republic.... they pretend that it's just not necessary.