The state Supreme Court is pushing Pennsylvania's new Voter ID law back to Commonwealth Court for further review, multiple news organizations are reporting.
A week after hearing oral arguments, the justices voted 4-2 to have the lower court once again review the measures included in the law.
Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson on Aug. 15 released his decision that parties challenging the Voter ID law were not able to prove it will cause “immediate and irreparable harm” to the electorate.
However, the justices want the court to reconsider whether there are enough alternative forms of identification allowed by the law so as not to disenfranchise voters, according to PennLive.com.
The order from the Supreme Court justices insinuates that the state has not had enough time to effectively implement the law. It also states that initial intentions by the state for Voter ID to be easily obtained has not come to fruition because of strict standards for government-sanctioned identification.
They also said that the Commonwealth Court should decide whether an alternative Photo ID used only for voting would satisfy the requirements of the law and be implemented in time.
"Overall, we are confronted with an ambitious effort on the part of the General Assembly to bring the new identification procedure into effect within a relatively short time frame and an implementation process which has by no means been seamless in light of the serious operational constraints faced by the executive branch," the majority justices wrote in their opinion.
The justices released a 7-page announcement Tuesday afternoon. The document can be found by clicking this link.
On Monday, we reached 10,791 people. Tuesday, we reached 26,101. And Wednesday we reached 139,737!!! Again that’s not counting repeats. If we add those in, we reached 145,401 people! Yet we’re still not technically “trending.” I think it’s because the 6-9 p.m. block is a very busy one. If we reached that many accounts at noon, we’d trend. It would just be much harder because less people are on-line. However, I think it’s more valuable that we reach the most number of people so despite not trending, I think we’ve picked the right time to Twitter bomb. Which brings me to Day 4 of our Twitter bomb - the final day! Thursday, 9/27/12, starts the last day of hearings before Judge Simpson on the Pennsylvania voter ID law. And there’s good news! On Tuesday, Judge Simpson seemed to be inclined toward halting implementation of the law. "I think it's possible there could be an injunction entered here," he said. "I need some input from people who have been thinking about this longer than I have." Well, we’ve given him quite a bit of input. Let’s do this one more time! Info on how to join tonight: http://svteach.wikispaces.com/
cc, There ARE (4) four sources, plus reference to three (3) newspapers; what have you got as proof otherwise? NOTHING. cc5:48 pm on Saturday, September 22, 2012 mr ne12ukids what the dumocrat newpapers rely on snopes and factcheck for all their proof `````````````````` So, sisi, you are saying that you still have no contrary evidence, and cannot debunk any of the FOUR cites (plus three newspapers) presented. Point proven. Thank you.
Where's the links/cite sources for your copied texts?
You can read the actual words here: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57518495/campaign-2012-obama-vs-romney/?tag=contentMain;cbsCarousel If you missed the show, you can watch it here: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7422764n&tag=contentBody;storyMediaBox
145,401 is a plenty big number, and you should congratulate Mr. Singer's efforts even if you do not agree with the cause...or just be miserable. Doesn't take a thing away from all of the hard work that guy has done for something that he truly believes in.
8:39 am on Thursday, September 27, 2012 And that is great! I thought we were really on to something here! Thanks for the info, as I did appreciate the read and especially the differentiation between socialism and communism which was a subject that I was hesitant to approach. CC's excerpts saying that socialism is a stepping stone to communism sounds very sketchy to me...>> Thats why "si' si" gives no cited reference. she just copies stuff, probably from fox or limbaugh. :-)
I am humbled by how much so many of you took to this crazy project. I had heard of Twitter bombs before but never even participated less than lead the charge. Yes, as some of you noted, Twitter bombs have sometimes been used to spread lies and disinformation. In 2010, Iowa Conservatives used a Twitter bomb to smear U.S. Senate Candidate Martha Coakley who narrowly lost to Republican Scott Brown in a special election to fill Ted Kennedy’s seat. However, we used this same device for good. Instead of smearing anyone, instead of spreading lies and rumors, we told the truth. We showed that Twitter bombs are tools that in the words of Abby Normal (@RealSillyPutty) “this is not so much a twitter "bomb" as a legal, peaceful protest.” So here’s how our impact breaks down: Day 1: 10,791 Day 2: 26,101 Day 3: 139,737 Day 4: 176,484 Today Judge Robert Simpson concluded his hearing on Pennsylvania’s voter ID law. I expect we may have his decision tomorrow, but certainly no later than Oct. 2. And tomorrow from 6-9 p.m. turn off your darn computer and visit with your families! ;) Yours, Steve
I have been on this Free Talk Live kick lately (basically a show dedicated to whatever anyone wants to talk about with the hosts being "lovers of liberty" but often disagreeing w/ strictly libertarian ideology). The entire show is centered around calls, and it is amazing. People get heated occasionally, but articles are shared, calls are ended when the caller has nothing left to say, and anyone that calls is expected to have evidence or critical thought behind their view. It is really pretty cool.
We need PHOTO ID to vote, because each American should only have ONE VOTE, but democrats think they are entitled to vote more than once. they listen to obama and his entitlement.
There is no basis for this cc. You seem to be one of those "it must be true because it's on the internet" people. You have yet to provide a shred of evidence to back any of your claims and now it seems you are starting to push rumor as truth. I would like to ask Erin Faulk and the other Patch people on this site to seriously consider not allowing cc to continue posting.
<<<cc8:56 am on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/09/25/voter-watchdog-group-claims-to-have-uncovered-absentee-ballot-fraud-in-florida/ "A national voter fraud watchdog group announced Tuesday that it has uncovered...">>> True the Vote is a small grassroots initiative spun out of a Houston, Texas-based Tea Party organization called King Street Patriots,backed mainly by Republican lawmakers. http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2012/jan/27/true-vote/true-vote-says-eric-holder-supports-naacp-request-/
...Exactly?
Then everything cc posts should be considered opinion and not fact.
Another website that checks facts, truthorfiction.com, has deemed this to be fiction: http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/s/snopes.htm "In October, 2008, stories began circulating via forwarded emails that the popular urban legends site Snopes.com was owned by liberals and was "in the tank" for presidential candidate Barack Obama," truthorfiction.com states. It continues: "These anti-Snopes emails have probably been prompted by someone who does not like Barack Obama and does not like the fact that Snopes (or TruthOrFiction.com for that matter) has debunked some of the emails that are not true about him. " Here's another source about Snopes. http://www.factcheck.org/2009/04/snopescom/ Anyone can post anything on the Internet and people can send around emails stating anything - truth or fiction. The reader needs to look at the source and decide which ones are credible ... or not. I am more impressed with websites that cite their sources. Here is a description of snopes and the people who run it. I don't recall anyone being able to give a fact-based account that debunks what founders Barbara and David Mikkelson have to say in this "about us" description. http://www.snopes.com/info/aboutus.asp
Erin in the only one that has actually printed articles and how she interprets them
Singer is well of aware of what he hopes to accomplish through this "twitter bomb." He has made multiple (I know of at least two bc I signed them) petitions, collected thousands of signatures, and has also protested in person at court houses. Give this guy some credit. He knows what he is doing and why.
Excellent link! http://www.factcheck.org/2009/04/snopescom/ Sure debunks everything old cc claims too. Plus now we know where she got her "information"---another of those silly email hoaxes! LOL
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/s/snopes.htm "In October, 2008, stories began circulating via forwarded emails that the popular urban legends site Snopes.com was owned by liberals and was "in the tank" for presidential candidate Barack Obama," truthorfiction.com states. It continues: "These anti-Snopes emails have probably been prompted by someone who does not like Barack Obama and does not like the fact that Snopes (or TruthOrFiction.com for that matter) has debunked some of the emails that are not true about him. " Cindy Cusic Micco >>> You should be named poster of the week! Great information! Did you ever hit that nail squarely on the head!
It is amusing how some get enamored with this silly stuff. This "bomb" is another case of quantity over substance, that is, somebody thinking they can capture their target with 140 characters. Is this the mentality of those charged with teaching in our public schools? Or, in any school system?
The reader needs to look at the source and decide which ones are credible ... or not. I am more impressed with websites that cite their sources.
Since the messages of the past few days have seriously debunked poor cc's claims, in a gesture of kindness, I share that cc is not the only one to be suckered by those email hoaxes. Most of you are familiar with The Onion, but may not have seen this collection of 'being fooled by the Onion"....maybe cc is in interesting, if not impressive, company? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/28/onion-ahmadinejad-article-fools-iran-news-agency-fars_n_1923126.html#slide=1536593