The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution GUARANTEES equal protection to all USA citizens REGARDLESS of race, color or creed.
What seems to be the problem?
This Amendment has historical significance to this topic. It was passed on June 13, 1866. That year means anything to anyone? 1866?
The union army beat the pants off the confederate army. The 14th Amendment was passed by the legislative branch of the USA in 1866 after the war ended. It wasn't just providing assurance that the White Folks could still vote. I mean they could, but, that wasn't the purpose of the amendment.
Friday, Sep. 30, 2011
S.C. voter ID count excluded thousands (click title to entry - thank you)
By Jim Davenport - The Associated Press
COLUMBIA -- More than 74,000 people who skipped voting in past elections may have been excluded from data used to estimate how many voters lack state issued identification that’s at the heart of South Carolina’s new law requiring photo IDs to vote, the State Election Commission said Friday.
Under the new law, people have to present photographic identification at precinct polling places to cast regular ballots. The data crunching is important because it will be used to reach out to voters to make sure they know about the change, an issue the U.S. Justice Department is concerned about as it reviews the law.
There’s enough question about the data that the state on Friday delayed filing responses to the U.S. Justice Department’s questions about the new voter ID law, Deputy Attorney General Bryan Stirling said....
The thing is this, the fourteenth amendment clearly states all citizens regardless of their GENETIC composition, socioeconomic status or ability to 'get a ride' to obtain a photo ID can VOTE. That was CAN vote. Even if the citizen is a white folk.
The Fourteenth Amendment does NOT say that all USA citizens are equal WITH REMEDIATION either. Getting a ride to obtain a photo ID is remediation. Seriously. South Carolina law enforcement that give free rides doesn't know that? How is it that police officers offering free rides that enforce an unconstitutional and racist law actually find that a good and kind thing to do? I mean we heard last week how FAITH BASED VOTING is actually illegal. And now this? Wow.
What has come of my country?
The 14th Amendment had enough states ratifying it about two years after the bill passed the legislature and was signed into law. That is sort of status quo for most amendments to the USA Constitution. About two years.
SECTION 2
...But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the executive and judicial officers of a state, or the members of the legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such state, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged,...
Purposeful obstructionism is ABRIDGING the rights of African American voters. It is UNDUE burden and is unlawful.
Purposeful obstructionism is ABRIDGING the rights of African American voters. It is UNDUE burden and is unlawful.
The number of voter fraud cases does not DICTATE otherwise AND the laws to enforce fraud actually work so therefore the voter registration and balloting WORKS without flaw, UNLESS, South Carolina is stating they have many cases of voter fraud other than that on record that would justify such actions by the legislature.
The law the South Carolina Governor so pompously signed is RACIST. I don't want to hear how that law is to impact the Democratic vote. THAT is irrelevant. The Black Voters are unduly impacted by a law that was UNNECESSARY. When a voter is denied a vote by obstructionist legislation it is HIGHLY illegal and I would think especially considering the law is unconstitutional, there would be grounds for impeachment of the Governor.
End of discussion.
The law the South Carolina Governor so pompously signed is RACIST. I don't want to hear how that law is to impact the Democratic vote. THAT is irrelevant. The Black Voters are unduly impacted by a law that was UNNECESSARY. When a voter is denied a vote by obstructionist legislation it is HIGHLY illegal and I would think especially considering the law is unconstitutional, there would be grounds for impeachment of the Governor.
End of discussion.
