kocbro,

You mean - white men only...is this what you prefer?

moshoo,

Life is not fair. Do you want the Wisconsin supremes to decree fairness for all?

How do you enforce fairness?

As for honesty you must really have a problem with all politican, every journalist, and every news program. Again, in a free society do you want a judge to enforce/enterpret honesty or the law?

irebout - you're supposed to submit a change of address within a few days of moving, anyway, to the DMV.

wiggle, did Obama cheat? We don't know!!!!!!!
He's hiding it. Yes, let's talk about cheaters. Where is John Kerry hiding his Yacht this days, and why does Buffet owe billions in back taxes. Democrats want your money for their BIG government, not theirs. They are so good at spending other people's money. Nothing stopping Buffet or Obama from writing a bigger check to pay more percent then their secretaries. They love those deductions too. Hypocrites.

irebout wrote "For me to vote for this last primary I had to get a change of address on my Drivers Licence."

Not true...on two counts.

1. NO voter ID was required in the last primary. A court injunction was in effect putting that law on hold.

2. Even if the law was in effect, a license with a non current address is still a valid license and acceptable for voting purposes.

Must the address on the photo ID be current and match the address on the voter list?

No. An acceptable photo ID is not required to contain a current residential address and is not required to match the address on the voter list.

http://gab.wi.gov/node/1957

moomoo

If voter fraud is not a problem-then you should not fear the law. I thought liberals like you prefer legislation through judicial fiat? No?

Im sure you have issues with people who chose to write a check, board an airplane or train, cash a govt check, buy alcohol, purchase a firearm or any of the miriad of reasons why photo identification is required to prove who you are-perhaps you've also never rented a movie?

He's a cheetah
and he's a lion,
but he's no tiger.

This is curious. I would have thought that the WMC majority on the court would fast track this so they could uphold the law with the pre-paid 4-3 majority in time for the November election.

A conservative court rejects taking action on the case? This is interesting. Also for those of you believe that getting a ID shouldn't be a problem, I understand where you are coming from. I have however seen the real life application front and center and there are alot of issues with this, most of those issues do affect the poor, and yes minorities. If the voter fraud was .4% then why did Republicans make such a big deal about it? Could it be that they saw the potential of swaying 15-20% of the vote? Were not talking about people just not having ID's were talking about people not being able to use things that would identify that they live at their current location. For me to vote for this last primary I had to get a change of address on my Drivers Licence. Because of my licencesure type it cost me $75. I am currently unemployed (moved to be closer to my son because I agree with family values and that a dad should be a dad) I had to scrape the money up just to go vote. How do you expect everyone to be able to do that? I'm just saying please don't look at the issue just as "Well how hard is it to get an ID" yes that makes sense, until you look at all the issues with getting an ID for people who don't have the resources, copies of birth certificates, social security cards needed to get an ID in the first place. Just because we treat them as second rate citizens, doesn't mean we should treat them as second rate citizens. Also what do you do about College Students who have their ID with their home address who are living in Dorms? This had to be corrected and was done by strong objection to the Republican party that's a bit more than coincidence. Like I said I understand the people who are like "Why should this be hard" but seeing real life application, it is hard for some, it doesn't mean they shouldn't be counted.

kaysbrew
Apr 16, 2012 at 2:26 p.m.
Suggest removal

Act10 was much bigger then this. Act10 was huge for us taxpayers, and ID law is to stop the cheaters.
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Cheaters? You mean like Walker cheating in the college election, you know the reason he got kicked out of college, you mean that kind of cheating?

They are after each other no time for this stuff

Well sense this was decided we should have never took up this law to begin with because it wasted time and taxpayers dollars. This whole recall is nothing more than who will be in control when this is decided on June 5th will Walker Remain the Governor or will the union regain power with a democratic Governor. It will not be about the people and were caught in the middle. That is why it will be hard to decide what to do when June 5th gets here all this stuff will way heavy on my mind on election day.

Yes, 0.4% is certainly huge, kaysbrew. That might be as much as a Starbucks coffee for the average property taxpayer.

It sure is funny to read responses from the libertarian Repubs who claim government is too big, to intrusive, to expensive and an anathema to freedom, yet can't wait to hand out government ID's to it's citizens.

Act10 was much bigger then this. Act10 was huge for us taxpayers, and ID law is to stop the cheaters. I would have liked them to take it up, but they didn't and we'll have to wait to see what happens. 70% of Wisconsin in the latest poll are for this law. It's not going away and it was constructed from a Federal Supreme Court ruling. Wisconsin would be saying the Supreme Court is wrong if the liberal judges rulings were upheld in the end. We'll see.

ooo ooo ooo mr KOTTER!!!!
fearandrhetoric4dummies.....Mentioning the "process" was only a way of telling the bandwagon gypsies that the issue is not dead.

One side says Voter ID will eliminate voter fraud, while other side says it will keep minorities from voting. So, what special interest group is responsible for Voter ID legislation? After doing some research it looks like the NRA has their hands all over this one. Does the NRA have issues with voter fraud or minorities? Some more research reveals that the NRA has big issues with minorities. It's time to get corporate, special interest, and union influence out of OUR government.

Yet act 10 went right to the front of the line? And you people want to talk about the process?? Cmon lets be honest at least when using process as an excuse? If its the "process" then why even have a chance to take it or not? Anyone?

thank you mikef and kaysbrew. at least a couple folks here understand the process.

They are not taking up the appeals because they are not the appeals court. The two liberal judges that stopped this law was the first step, then there is an appeals court. These two separate stops were requested to go together directly to the Supreme Court. They only said go through the proper channels.
Settle down!

A possible reason is they want the appeals courts to actually take a hot button case and make a ruling instead of always turning it over to the Supreme Court. These rulings do not mean the court will not take up the cases in the future, just that they will not take a shortcut through the appeals process.

Very surprising, from an EXTREMELY partisan court. Be interesting to see who voted not to take this. I dont understand the outrage at having to present an ID, I just dont like the additional residency requirements attached to it(28 days, etc..) essentially if you moved from say Hayward to Milwaukee within 28 days of an election you have to drive to Hayward to vote? The main people affected by that requirement would be poor folks and apartment dwellars. That was my only issue with it. Other than that the hysterics of left wingers on the voter ID stuff was mostly(not all) but mostly not founded. If a person wants to vote then they would obtain the proper ID.

I am sick of the so-called "buying" that the GOP is accused of. Do you think unions are doing any of this...do you think. How about making a smaller group of people in the state yell and stamp their feet to appear larger than the are. So much for one vote per person. You don't like the political change. simply leave the state and refuse to attend chambers, or ask a liberal judge to pretend to be attacked, or block something with legal maneuver as though it was legal to do so. But when Doyle and his senate wanted something, no one had better say or do anything against it!

There is no justification for this court action. Having an ID to vote is completely reasonable. What is the NAACP afraid of? Being a person of a certain race, gender etc, should not be an issue to present your ID. A person should be glad to do so. It ensures you are the person registering. I find it interesting the lefty politics do not want this. One of the many indicators....YOU GUYS are the ones who are doing all of the whining RAF is correct.

The GOP did not buy this one and to many are afraid to anger anymore people as Walker has already done. and maybe the Supreme court has seen enough unjust treatment of the PEOPLE.. RAF, NO APPEAL so Lets see the Repubs CRY and whine on this Tissues ready for wiscolady/Bowlinggirl/Fedupster/and Mid-nighttrain to nowhere......

You know what would be interesting is to here why they won’t take the case. It would be interesting to hear the explanation. I would like to see voter ID settled once and for all one way or the other. Makes you wonder what kind of shady deal was made.

Then the Blocking of the requirement for IDs stands So that would mean they are not needed. Sigma40 I am glad you are happy and see it as most do.

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