#FAIL: Voter ID Law Sidelined by PA Court for Election 2012

Logic be damned, Save Jerseyans!

This is politics, and when judges get political, democracy suffers.

Moments ago, we learned that the Pennsylvania voter id law is officially off the table for Election 2012. I suppose that’s why the PA Supreme Court remanded; otherwise, they would have just affirmed the original ruling and been done with it (via AP):

The decision by Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson on the law requiring each voter to show a valid photo ID could be appealed to the state Supreme Court. The law could go into full effect next year, under Simpson’s ruling.

However, Simpson based his decision on guidelines given to him days ago by the high court justices, and it could easily be the final word on the law just five weeks before the Nov. 6 election.”

 The Court’s decision DOES, however, allow the law to go into effect next year…

…after Barack Obama has carried Pennslyvania.

 

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