True North

Democrat “Get Out The Fraudulent Vote” efforts took a hit yesterday when the SCOTUS ruled that states can require almost the same proof of identity that is required to write a check or use a debit card, validating an Indiana voter ID law:

The Indiana law was passed in 2005. Democrats and civil rights groups opposed it as unconstitutional and called it a thinly veiled effort to discourage groups of voters who tend to prefer Democrats.

It was in effect during the 2006 elections when Democrats picked up three congressional seats in Indiana and won control of the state House of Representatives.

One presumes some Tic officials were amazed they had so many honest voters.  Also living ones.

“The universally applicable requirements of Indiana’s voter-identification law are eminently reasonable. The burden of acquiring, possessing and showing a free photo identification is simply not severe, because it does not ‘even represent a significant increase over the usual burdens of voting,’” [Justice Antonin] Scalia said.

Especially when the “penalty” for not having an ID isn’t disenfranchisement, but merely the filling out of a provisional ballot. 

Cross-posted and comments welcome at Shot In The Dark.