Judge voids voter photo ID law

AP ^ | 9/19/6

[PhilipFreneau]

This corrupt judge, T. Jackson Bedford Jr., is an enemy of the United States and our Constitution, and he shall be arrested and executed for treason in the near future. Mark my words.

[conservative blonde]

One judge did the same thing in Missouri last week.

[Alex1977]

I agree 100%.

[Alex1977]

Perfect.

[Red Badger]

If voting were a right, the government could not take it away. It then becomes a privelege the government can withdraw or bestow at will. My brother, who is 50 and a natural born citizen, cannot vote. "But, it's a right!" you say. No, it's not. He cannot vote because he is a convicted felon, even though his crime was when he was still a teenager of 18. The government took away his "right to vote".

Amendment XV Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

The states cannot deny your "right to vote" because of color, race, or the fact that you were once a slave, or if you aren't male or female (Amendment XIX). But they can deny it for any other capricious reason they dream up. If they wanted to, the states could limit voting to only those people who own property and pay property taxes, and it would be constitutional. In fact, it was just that way, once upon a time in America, in some states. If I were to have my way, I'd limit voting to only those people and their spouses who pay income taxes or own property and pay property taxes. The "Right to Vote" has become so watered down in 200 years that anybody that breathes can vote, and has resulted in voters that don't have any solid clue as to what's happening in this country. They vote DEM or REP cause their daddy and grandaddy did or because the Union Thug told them to. a "vote" has become a commodity that can be exchanged for preferences, contracts or even straight out money. When something is so debased as to be thrown about as the winds of fortune change, it becomes worthless. A economic axiom of supply and demand, the more you have of something of value, the less each one is worth, applies to votes as well. Millions of "votes" are bought and sold with favors and pretty words. Conversely, the number of "votes" in the Congress is limited to 535 total, 435 Reps and 100 Senators. So their "vote" is extremely expensive "to buy", as any campaign treasurer can tell you.

So, be careful when you say "Voting is a right!" You might get just exactly that..........

[Mikey_1962]

If voting were a right, the government could not take it away.

Sure... and Capital Punishment does not take away the right to life; and imprisonment does not take away the right to freely associate.

ALL rights come with restrictions and conditions. The right to Free Speech does not include the right to shout "fire" in a crowded theater.

The right to vote has several restrictions: You must be 18 years of age, you must be registered, etc.

And in most States if you are a felon you have lost your right to vote.

Adding a requirement of photo identification does not impose a burden DESIGNED to disenfranchise a particular group of people as did poll taxes and literacy exams did in the past.

[Red Badger]

I don't have any problems with photo ID or even retinal scans if the government so chooses to use. Voter fraud must be stopped. My only point was that a "right" is not a "right" if it can be taken away by government fiat, it is merely a privelege. Even the life of a person is soley at the descretion of the state. It wasn't that long ago that the penalty for horse theft was death (by hanging from the nearest tree, usually). Jefferson wrote so proudly and profoundly of "the inalienable rights" of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" being among others, in The Declaration, but he knew very well that any and all of these rights can be restricted, removed or denied in toto by any form of government devised by man. Ours is not perfect, by any means, but it's the closest man has ever gotten to the ideal. Corruption, malice and political expediency will always determine the final outcome of any form of government's success or failure...........

[Dionysius]

Let's face it. The Dims can't win without voter fraud; that's why they protect it like they do abortion, the equally hollowd sacrament.

[PghBaldy]

IIRC, Scalia said there is NO right to vote (for President). If I read the words you posted, one could ban all, if by doing so they didn't discriminate on the above mentioned characteristics. The Constitution says nothing per se about elections of the President by the people, except as to age (18). It only talks of what is now called the Electoral College, if I'm reading it correctly.

[ctdonath2]

Funny how the people who see the Georgia constitution as crystal clear on voting rights suddenly get terrible astigmatism when they get to the gun rights section a few inches down the page.