Ted Cruz measure would overturn SCOTUS on voter registration

[DonViejo]

The Supreme Court ruled against an Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship prior to voter registration

BY JILLIAN RAYFIELD

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, tweeted that he will be introducing an amendment – attached to the Senate’s immigration bill – that would overturn the Supreme Court’s Monday decision to strike down an Arizona law that requires voters to prove their citizenship before they can register to vote.

Senator Ted Cruz ✔ @SenTedCruz

I'll file amendment to immigration bill that permits states to require ID before registering voters & close this hole in fed statutory law.
2:23 PM - 17 Jun 2013

“The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that the federal ‘motor voter’ law preempts Arizona’s proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration,” he explained on his Facebook page. “This hole in federal statutory law allows non-citizens to register and thereby encourages voter fraud. I will file a commonsense amendment to the immigration bill that permits states to require I.D. before registering voters.”

The Supreme Court found 7-2 that the law, which the state passed in 2004, is pre-empted by a federal law that provides voters with a form for registration and requires states to “accept and use” the form.

The New York Times explains:

Full article
http://www.salon.com/2013/06/17/ted_cruz_measure_would_overturn_scotus_on_voter_registration/

[Just Saying]

1. And it will still be unconstitutional

He is an idiot.

[onenote]

12. It won't pass, but if it did it would be constitutional

The SCOTUS decision was based on the court's interpretation of what Congress intended in the Voter Registration Act. It wouldn't be unconstitutional for Congress to change that Act to give more authority to the states.

[graham4anything]

2. They should make him pay for court costs.

[glinda]

10. I think when politicians waste people's money

on a continuing basis intentionally they should have to pay out of their own pockets. Their own! Not the Koch's or any one else's. Maybe even Bill the Party.

[BeyondGeography]

3. You gotta love the political death wish party

Moving to the right of Scalia...

[giftedgirl77]

4. Handy Randy Paul

Just drafted one as well. These idiots are more worthless than dog crap stuck to the bottom of my shoe.

[babylonsister]

5. For such a very smart man (I think Harold Feinman told me that?)

he's a flaming idiot. When will anyone call him out?

[CBHagman]

7. The media makes much of McCarthy Lite.

Controversy is their meal ticket.

As for the rest of us, we cannot eat accusations and posturing.

[still_one]

6. only one small problem teddy, it won't pass the senate, waste some more time

[davidpdx]

8. Yep and even if it did

(which it won't) Obama could take out his nice big veto stamp. It's all theater.

[still_one]

9. Exactly. Dems may be screwed up, but it it nothing like the repukes, and their anti-women, anti-

Civil rights is going to bite them in the ass

[blkmusclmachine]

11. .

[struggle4progress]

13. Citizens without Proof (Brennan Center 2006)

As many as 7% of United States citizens – 13 million individuals – do not have ready access to citizenship documents ... Citizens with comparatively low incomes are less likely to possess documentation proving their citizenship ... Documentation proving citizenship often does not reflect the citizen’s current name ... As many as 11 percent of United States citizens – more than 21 million individuals – do not have government-issued photo identification ...

http://www.brennancenter.org/sites/default/files/legacy/d/download_file_39242.pdf