Wisconsin Set to Pass Country’s Most Restrictive Voter ID Law

The bill was passed through the the Republican-led Senate late last week and is expected be signed into law by Gov. Scott Walker on Wednesday.

as more bills sweep across the country, concern is growing over the GOP’s push to fix a problem that, statistically, just doesn’t exist. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - May 25, 2011 - 1:43 AM PDT
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Dwight Rousu
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by Dwight Rousu - May. 25, 2011

“This is about voter suppression. When our folks can’t vote, we can’t influence the political agenda,” Baker says. “What’s at stake is democracy.” More »

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Naomi Isler
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by Naomi Isler - May. 25, 2011

Unfortunately,m though it should be read, it's not very good journalism. It speaks about the statistical insignificance of voter fraud, and the way the issue is being abused. However, it gives almost no specifics on the proposed law's requirements - which purports to be the article's subject. .

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Roland F. Hirsch
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by Roland F. Hirsch - May. 25, 2011

This blog post has minimal journalistic merit. The author cites advocacy group opinions but does not provide any information about the issue. The Brennan Center for Justice is cited, but that is an advocacy group. The author does not even seem aware of the tens of thousands of fraudulent voter registration applications detected just in 2010.

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by Jon Sexson - May. 25, 2011
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