republican attempt to block voters stopped by court ! Ohio Voting Law Held Unconstitutional A citizen, whether naturalized or born in the USA, is a citizen. Ohio nonetheless tried to impose a requirement that naturalized citizens provide proof of citizenship before casting a ballot, if challenged by a poll worker. How a poll worker was to distinguish between a citizen by birth and a naturalized citizen is a mystery, but no matter. Judge Christopher Boyko struck down the law, holding: "There can be no second-class American as far as any court is concerned." Exactly. (More on the ridiculous law here.)
Here's the shocker. The rule was so obviously unconstitutional that, when it was challenged in court, Ohio's notorious Secretary of State (and now gubernatorial candidate) Ken Blackwell didn't even try to defend it. So why didn't you refuse to enforce it from the beginning, Mr. Blackwell? On Oct 7, 7:00 am, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > attempts by the dem sec of state to circumvent Ohio voting laws, and > nobama's voting group acorn, to register illegal voters has fizzled. > only 4000 people broke the law and registered and voted on the same > day. nice try though > on another note, the dem sec of state's attempt to discount McCain > absentee ballots was rebuffed by the state supreme court who told her > her actions were illegal, and all ballots were to be counted. nice > try --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
