Isn't requiring paid-for voter ID basically a poll tax?

[TrogL]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poll_tax

The 24th Amendment, ratified in 1964, outlawed the use of this tax (or any other tax) as a pre-condition in voting in Federal elections.

[ThomCat]

1. Yes, you would think so.

Either the courts will strike this down, or they will do all kinds of gymnastics to justify this.

[LanternWaste]

2. I'm thinking it will have to be struck down

I'm thinking it will have to be struck down once it hits the courts. There's no way around it-- this system requires a person to have previously purchased a form of I.D.; which is in effect forcing this person to purchase the right to vote by-proxy.

[endarkenment]

3. Yes.

It is bullshit. The cabal intends to stay in power by vote suppression and outright fraud.

[evlbstrd]

4. A similar law was just struck down.

Here in Missouri. And Georgia.

[jobycom]

5. Yep. This is a Jim Crow law, pure and simple. Even if they grant special

exemptions from having to pay for an ID if you can prove financial hardship, they are still putting undue restrictions on voting, and violating the Equal Protection clause of the Constitution.

The bottom line is that this law will prevent more legal voters than non-legal voters from voting.

[muesa]

6. Yes BUT

Sam Alito, John Roberts, Atonin Scalia, and Clarence Thomas have to be convinced. Abortion wasn't the motivation to put them on the Court -- it was the Federalist Society's job as the foot soldiers of the "Power Grab."

[davidinalameda]

7. yes

the legislation passed yesterday did make provisions for free ID cards

now, if they can only get those cards to the people who need them

I believe that was one of the issues with the Georgia law

[RangerSmith]

8. It's unconstitutional on every single level....

I guess the danger is in the timing. If they can get this in before it can be heard on appeal it might do some serious damage.