Supreme Court upholds voter ID
The Supreme Court has upheld Indiana's voter ID law:
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can require voters to produce photo identification without violating their constitutional rights, validating Republican-inspired voter ID laws such as Georgia's.This ruling also validates the Georgia voter ID law.In a splintered 6-3 ruling, the court upheld Indiana's strict photo ID requirement, which Democrats and civil rights groups said would deter poor, older and minority voters from casting ballots. Its backers said it was needed to prevent fraud.
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The law "is amply justified by the valid interest in protecting 'the integrity and reliability of the electoral process,'" Justice John Paul Stevens said in an opinion that was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Anthony Kennedy. Stevens was a dissenter in Bush v. Gore in 2000.Justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas also agreed with the outcome, but wrote separately.
Justices Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and David Souter dissented, just as they did in 2000.
Comments
Excellent ruling.
Justice Stevens, the most liberal member of the court recently voted for the KY capital punishment case and now for this. Is he coming to his senses as he approaches his 90th birthday?
Posted by: John Douglas | April 29, 2008 08:05 AM
Most people come to their senses as they approach the jumping off point. It is as they wish to make amends for previous judgements that should have been handled differently.
Posted by: The Doctor | April 29, 2008 04:05 PM