Barack Obama – Indiana Voter Photo ID Law is “Wrong”

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, speaks during a news conference at Wilmington Airport in Wilmington, N.C., Monday, April 28, 2008.

This morning the United States Supreme Court upheld Indiana’s photo ID law for voters.

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can require voters to produce photo identification without violating their constitutional rights, validating Republican-inspired voter ID laws.

In a splintered 6-3 ruling, the court upheld Indiana’s strict photo ID requirement, which Democrats and civil rights groups said would deter poor, older and minority voters from casting ballots. Its backers said it was needed to deter fraud.

Yet, Senator and Democrat Presidential candidate Barack Obama said today that the law was WRONG.

Obama said he was disappointed today in the new Supreme Court decision that has upheld Indiana’s voter ID law, calling it “wrong,” and emphasizing that the law could suppress turnout among minorities and poorer voters.

“I am disappointed by today’s Supreme Court decision upholding Indiana’s photo identification law — one of the most restrictive in the nation,” Obama said in a written statement.

He referenced his decision to file an amicus brief when Indiana’s voter ID law was first challenged, saying he did it because he believed that “it places an unfair burden on Indiana residents who are poor, elderly, disabled, or members of minority groups.”

Bull…..

What sort of burden does it place on voters to show a valid Indiana or any state’s driver’s license or photo ID? Flap supposes it would be a burden for illegal aliens, felons or others who have NO right to vote and who wish to do so fraudulantly.

Oh yeah and Barack Obama favors drivers’ licenses for illegal aliens.

The Indiana law is common sense and not too onerous for the American voter.

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