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madamvlb

(495 posts) Sat Sep 27, 2014, 10:52 AM Sep 2014

Wisconsin ID Ruling Withstands Appellate Rehearing Bid

I have no words for this.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-26/wisconsin-id-ruling-withstands-appellate-rehearing-bid.html

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Wisconsin ID Ruling Withstands Appellate Rehearing Bid (Original Post) madamvlb Sep 2014 OP

I'm both sad and angry to hear this. 3rdwaydem Sep 2014 #1

Judge Richard Posner was one of the judges who voted to review this decision Gothmog Sep 2014 #2

The ACLU anticipated this.. ewagner Sep 2014 #3

Our democracy, it seems, is lost. Scuba Sep 2014 #4

3rdwaydem

(277 posts)

1. I'm both sad and angry to hear this.

Reply to madamvlb (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2014, 10:54 AM

Sep 2014

Gothmog

(145,195 posts)

2. Judge Richard Posner was one of the judges who voted to review this decision

Reply to madamvlb (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2014, 11:39 AM

Sep 2014

Posner wrote the first opinion on the Indiana voter id law and has since realized that his prior opinion was wrong. Voter id laws are not to stop voter fraud but to promote voter suppression

ewagner

(18,964 posts)

3. The ACLU anticipated this..

Reply to madamvlb (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2014, 12:57 PM

Sep 2014

not happy...we'll just have to capitalize on their corruption

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

4. Our democracy, it seems, is lost.

Reply to madamvlb (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2014, 01:12 PM

Sep 2014

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