The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 on Thursday, June 23 that the North Carolina legislature could intervene to defend the state’s voter ID law against legal challenges in federal court.
The ruling is a major win for the Republican North Carolina General Assembly, which has claimed that the defense of the voter ID law by North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein was “tepid” and noted that Stein has publicly opposed the law.
North Carolina state House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) in a press release stated, “North Carolinians overwhelmingly support voter ID, and they deserve nothing less than the strongest representation from those who would uphold the will of the voters and our constitution, not a tepid defense by an attorney general who has a record of opposing voter ID. As stated in today’s decision ‘More than once a North Carolina attorney general has opposed laws enacted by the General Assembly and declined to defend them fully in federal litigation.’”
President Pro Tem of the state Senate Sen. Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) in a press release said, “North Carolinians deserve to have their laws vigorously defended in court. Gov. Cooper and Attorney General Stein’s opposition to voter ID has resulted in them intentionally sandbagging the defense of a law the majority of North Carolinians support. Today the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that. I’m thankful for today’s ruling and look forward to fighting to implement our state’s voter ID law.”
Allowing the state legislature to intervene will also prevent Stein from making a settlement to the legal challenge without the approval of the legislature.
The US Supreme Court did not rule on the merits of the legal challenge to the North Carolina Voter ID Law, but allowing the Republican led legislature to hire its own attorneys and intervene in the case radically changes the playing field.
Now do something ! Get Voter ID on the books for all of us. Dems are always screaming about voter suppression , well find someone that was suppressed when they tried to vote. Question them, and let us find out how to rectify the problem. But nobody EVER COMES FORWARD. Amazing isn’t it.
Supreme Court is on a roll!
Finally, it’s about time and long overdue!! The best news I’ve heard lately!!
This is a positive step in the right direction. The voter ID law does not discriminate against anyone. Those who say it does, including several different judges are yet to go into any detail about just HOW it discriminates against anyone. We all know that we need to identify ourselves when we carry out certain transactions in our daily lives. That’s just the way it is. There should be no exception when voting. By the way, the state has bent over backwards to provide ID at no cost for everyone in this state.
Thankfully, the Supreme Court ruling opens the door for those who challenge will do it. It’s time
Voters overwhelmingly approved a Voter ID requirement, but the Left has done everything in its power to thwart the will of the people.
And what do they call themselves ? Democrats.
The Supreme Court is finally supporting the conservative side of our country! Thank you DJT!
The Supreme Court supported the common sense and logical side, which also happened to be the conservative side.
Voter ID requirement will help make voting more honest. Isn’t it time to make the process of human relations more valuable to all of us.
No Photo ID to confirm your identity, then you should not be allowed to vote! Make it law!
Common sense and hopefully an action that has become necessary to protect what I consider a cornerstone to our society and way of life has been saved from those that want to be able to use people that do not understand or care about something that has made our country and our way of life the envy of the world.
Too many people have sacrificed too much up to and including their lives to give us what we have and now a small group is trying to treat us like frogs in a pot of water on the stove, slowly turning up the heat until we are boiled alive before we know it.