In the most blatant attempt to disenfranchise voters since the "Jim Crow" laws of the old South, the Republican Majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives rammed through a late-night measure sponsored by state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Butler, by a vote of 100-99 that could prevent thousands of registered Pennsylvanians from voting in the fall election. If this measure is enacted, Pennsylvania would join South Carolina as having the most restrictive voter identification requirement of any state in the nation. The amendment requires voters to present either their voter registration cards or "valid" photo identification prior to voting at...