South Carolina Voter Law Barred by Obama Administration

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Conservative Byte

The Justice Department blocked South Carolina’s new voter identification law, citing concerns about the law’s effect on African-American voters and setting up a new conflict between the Obama administration and Republican-led state governments.

The South Carolina proposal would require voters to provide state-issued or military photo identification in order to cast a ballot. Current law allows voters to use a printed voter registration card as identification.

Under the federal Voting Rights Act, South Carolina must prove that any changes in voting law don’t have the effect of discriminating against minorities. The state can either change the law or, more likely, challenge the Justice Department’s objection in court. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley called the federal action “outrageous,” adding that “we plan to look at every possible option to get this terrible, clearly political decision overturned so we can protect the integrity of our electoral process.”

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  • True Patriot

    Nikki Haley is trying to protect the voting process from voter fraud. But, the biggest violator of the law is Obumer and Holder(man). They are bribing the federal judges which is a federal offense for the judge and them. Nikki Haley is doing right, but the usurper is doing everything he can to buy votes which he does not have mine and my family. He’s trying to control the election and electoral votes which is unethical and election fraud, because he can’t win honestly. They only way this lying SOB can win is by lying, cheating and stealing. What do you expect from a dictator? If he keeps it up, I’m gonna do what I did in 1992 and start a campaign against this commie *as*ard and try to get him out of office. If I can find a great candidate that my family and I can support that I know that will win in 2012, I will give them 100% support and I will post blogs on my website to get them into office. But, they have to have a real good platform of the, people, for, the people and by,the people. If anybody has any suggestion on candidates that I can support, you can contact me on my website on the “contact” page and send me an email. Go to website: http://www.haasstrep68.com

    • http://yahoo mickey davis

      Obama will try and block any and ever thing that is a plus for this country, He is dedicated to bringing it down and does not want anyone trying to shore it up.

      • ANNE

        The Justice Department has a lot of nerve to even mention any concerns regarding discrimination, when they discriminate all the time. The only reason they bring up this is because Nikki Haley wants to eliminate Obama’s name from being on the ballot, good work Nikki and don’t let the DOJ get way with this tactic.

      • John

        Here’s the thing if they do not speak english & they do not read english they must be illegal & shouldn’t be allowed to vote let alone remain here

        • Elaine

          Ann, unfortunately, we need to face the facts that Our Country has been taken over by Obama/Holder who ignore rule of law, The Constitution and Bill of Rights.

          I don’t mind if anyone disagrees with me on my next point. In fact, I WANT to be proven wrong. He will get President again due to fraud, the Illegals, and anything else he can think of to make sure he gets in again. He has NO intentions of leaving OUR WH.

      • haditinsd

        I have to have a photo ID to vote and thought that was a federal mandate. No big deal.
        What bugs me is all the oxymorons like “African-American”, “Spanish- American” etc. Either you are American or you are not. You are a Native American if you were born here. You are a Natural born American if your Parents were born here. Let us just stop blabbering on with all these hyphens and call a spade a spade so maybe people can understand what we really mean.

      • Mrs R Kuest

        I agree! President Lincoln said, “if a lawyer gets in the whitehouse, the country is doomed!! I guess that is the plan now going on!!

    • ed tomeo

      When will America’s alarm clock go off on Obama…he is not in the Executive Chair to make the economy better…he is the furthest from correcting any problems. The problem is, Donald Trump, will be a third party candidate and hand over a second term to BO.

      • Lonnie W. Lynch

        and it is also time to tell Trump to take his money and put it where the sun never shines… don’t know about anyone else but I am just a little fed up with his game playing on our dime… This is also our country and not just his and he knows full well that if he jumps in this race now as an independet that it will cost the republicans the election and the commie ba-tard will be in for another four years and we loose our country !!!

        • GREENTEETH

          I hope donald does not jump in as a 3rd party, but if a good honest person does, we all better jump ship and go for 3rd party, If romney, perry get the nomination, we will have to jump ship we the people will have to work hard to get everyone to see what is going on. our only goal is to keep obama and likes from gettin in the W H

    • ed tomeo

      I am in support of Nikky Haley…who quite possible be a candidate in 2016.

    • Henry

      Newt – 2012. I love his idea, that if O’bummer won’t debate him, he will follow him all over the country, at every news conference, etc that he gives, 4 hours behind and show the faults and wrong headiness of every idea O’bummer has.

      • Barbc

        The GOP nominee should schedule a TV debate months in advance of the debate. Inform Obama when and where. If he does not show up there should be two podiums. The GOP and Obama’s, the panel of moderators ask the questions. The GOP answers the question and then Obama’s answer is a video answer that closely answers the question. If there is no video than 10 seconds with camera on his podium.

        • T bone Forrester

          The idea of Newt or whoever gets the GOP nomination asking for debates with Obama and Obama refusing to debate and having someone ask the GOP nominee a question and then the Obamaless podium is great. That would be a dramatic picture of him refusing to answer or debate his opponent. I believe it would be a sure winning strategy for the GOP. Just a great idea Barbc.

      • GRS

        Great idea Newt!

    • Lonnie W. Lynch

      We know that requiring a picture I.D. to vote is perfectly legal according to the suspreme court, isn’t it time we just tell this crooked Obama bunch just to go to hell and isn’t it time that we absolutely tell the Congress that they must and will take action to remove them from office ???? Or WE the people will come and remove every damn one of the from office physically, enough is a damn nuff !!!

      • John

        I don’t know why the states let the feds dictate any7thing to them, just go ahead & enforce the laws that they (the states) have passed & then the feds can go to hell

      • David in MA

        There goal is to bankrupt the states with lawsuits.

      • lucitee

        We can’t DRIVE an AUTOMOBILE without a photo ID, but “he” insists
        that his “primary dependant minorities” do not HAVE to when they vote?
        ASININE, senseless, stupid and self-serving! If he did NOT have the VOTES from his Government Dependants and illegals he wouldn’t get enough votes to coach a little league team! HEY!! He may want to send them his resume for next year anyway! Who KNOWS! Maybe “Holder” can be the “bat boy”! Harry can be “home plate”! Poor ole’ Nancy can’t
        qualify! She is “stewed” from the FREE BOOZE and FREE RIDE we pay for!

        • USAF VET

          What I would like to know is why is South Carolina so far behind the times. many many states have been requiring a photo ID for many years, some for almost 50 years now.

          • URKiddinMee

            Check your facts. There are still far too many states which do not require voter ID and guess which party continues to fight against it. Hint: They DON’T use an elephant as their mascot.

    • azwayne

      They don’t have to bribe other than threaten job, holder gets to control ALL judicial process, we allow him to get our border guards murdered and do WHAT???? America , we are to blame.

    • John

      Besides it is called states rights

      • USAF VET

        And States Rights was one of the main reasons for our first Cival war. The next time it won’t be North vs South, but Liberal vs Conservative, and I can see many Libs jumping ship on this one.

    • Marlene

      This is the actions of a true dictator. (dick-tator?) Anything goes that pushes his cause., because he believes he is a supreme being, hence the smug, arrogant and smirky faces.

    • Gary K

      How about Santorum?

    • lucitee

      The ONLY one who would have the ATTRIBUTES you named is God Almighty! And right now he is DISGUSTED with us! He HATES a prideful heart! That is one of the GREATEST fault of human-kind! We cannot HUMBLE ourselves long enough to fervently PLEAD with him to come to our RESCUE! He is NOT going to “force” himself into our lives! He doesn’t HAVE to! It is WE who need HIM, not the other way around! When I review this entire year, I can see many places where he should have given “UP” on me! But instead he has blessed me so richly that I am ashamed that I haven’t done more for HIM!

      • David in MA

        So does the Anti-Christ!
        Obozo is a muslim.
        Therefore he is the Anti-Christ.

    • linda

      SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING ON? IF YOU COULD REALLY DO ANYTHING BUT TALK SEEMS TO ME YOU WOULD HAVE DONE IT ALREADY

  • Robert

    I hope they can get this to the supreme court before the elections. Otherwise Obama will steal the election.

  • Remington 870

    I am a resident of SC and when the Obama machine overrules our voter ID law…you can bet that voter fraud is the main objective. SC is a Red state and most of us Real Americans do not like Obama and his Commies. Obama and his commie AG Holder are trying to open up the voting booths to felons, illegal mexicans, illiterate blacks and people most of us would never let through our front door unless we were holding a Remington 870. Obama knows SC can not be won fairly…so he has Commie Holder do everything to impede state laws which try to limit voter fraud.

    • Lonnie W. Lynch

      and since you guys know all of this, doesn’t it make sense to protect yourselves at the state level, like making sure that your bean counters are not bought out and that your voting equipment is not rigged and that you do all that you can to ensure that every voter is legal and you check and double check every signature every where and make sure that you have good poll watchers in place for every election event ???

    • azwayne

      You know and illustrate the problem, how do we get solutions?????

  • http://Yahoo Robert Wise

    How can they be a minority, look at your Professional sports and college sports, you have to search to find a white.

    • Sackett

      It’s reverse discrimination.

  • Eli Jones

    I think I smell an election stealing thief! South Carolina should ignore Holder, Obama and the Democrats and stop their attempt to rob “we the people” of an honest election.

    • Moe

      I’m not sure but it’s my bet that if S. Carolina simply ignores this outrageous political maneuvering by the lying, cheating, thieving Obama machine, the concerted efforts of his activist judges will move through the courts to find some ‘legal ground’ for having S. Carolina’s votes disallowed in the final count, at the least tying them up in a protracted legal battle for some time to come (similar to how the court continually stalls and wraps Orly Taitz’s case in reams and reams of red tape despite the truth and her best efforts). That would be my best guess anyway, federal corruption in the U.S. so widespread and ingrained that no less than God Himself could blast his or her way through the gross darkness now covering the land.

  • http://conservativebyte.com Jim in California

    Governer Haley, there was a Supreme Court ruling back in April of 2008, confirming the law that you are trying to use for voter protection against fraud, so please tell Eric Holder to shove his crap back up his ass….

    • David in MA

      How about you e-mailing this to her
      so to be sure she knows about it,
      don’t assume she already does.

  • Skydiver

    I say it is time for all U.S. States to become radicals, Tell O’Bozo to stuff it where the sun does not shine, confiscate all federal taxes within the State, and most of al IGNORE WASHINGTON and their illegal laws! Hell it thats wont work tell O;Bozo you are going to have bake sales to fund his demise!

    • azwayne

      You’re starting to illustrate real solutions.

      • USAF VET

        They have the OWS, why doesn’t someone organize a OWH? Start telling the usurpers that we ain’t gonna take it anymore.

  • al

    Voting fraud will be astronomical in the 2012 election….The enemies of this great nation knows
    that is the only way that BHO will be re-elected…..
    Most of the voter fraud is done thru “absentee ballots”…and they are count on it
    Here is to my fellow americans who “really” love and respect America:
    America is counting on you to vote out to its greatest enemy this country ever had
    named Barack Hussein Obama

  • Big Ugly, Wyoming

    How can it be ‘discriminatory’?
    Minorities have just as much ‘right’ to obtain a ‘photo-ID’ as anyone else ….. unless someone is too stupid to obtain one ….. then, they should not be “voting” anyway.
    Oh, yeah! Illegals!
    Illegals can’t vote anyway ….. it is a “privilege” reserved for CITIZENS, not a “right” for all.

    • Lonnie W. Lynch

      Right on Big Ugly, This is just so much bull s–t that Obamas commies buddies are coming up with especially when the picture I.D. are given to the free of charge and if they are too damn stupid or lazy then the don’t have a clue as to why and what they would be voting for anyway.. We all know this is crap and its time to tell them so ~~

  • Dennis

    What….., blacks are the only people to possibly be affected by this?

    Who’s the racist?

  • T-Texas

    South Carolina should tell opileofsheet and ole yellow holder to go pack sand in their rears.That they are going to make their own laws .

  • AliveStillKickin

    Question: Does Obama really have power over the states and their laws or is it only Congress whose laws can supersede state laws?
    I really don’t know.

    • Sackett

      I don’t see anything in our Constitution that gives obama or any POTUS that right.

      • AliveStillKickin

        What about the (DOI) Injustice Department?

    • azwayne

      Start enforcing 10th amendment, we should be able to control our states easier, we better get started.

  • SCOTT

    I have a suggestion for all Governors of each and every State, when ever any DOJ, FBI or Homeland security police come into their State, give the local police the authority and have the local police arrest them.

    • Batwings

      They better not try their s**t in Maricopa County, AZ.
      Sheriff Joe will kick their a** so hard they won’t be able to sit for a year.

      • David in MA

        There has been a court decision that the sheriff has legal authority
        over any other law enforcement officer, even federal.
        Now I don’t know if that is only in AZ or the whole country.
        Of course, here in MA it probably would be ignored due to P.C./corruption…
        in my opinion.

      • Paul Broussard

        I can’t wait for Sheriff Joe to finally disquailfy B.O.’s Phoney Photoshop
        altered “Certificate of live birth”
        We still have not even seen a Birth Certificate!

  • Bernie

    It would be racist to be unable to obtain a drivers licence, be unable to take a commercial flight, get a legal job, obtain a passport etc., etc., all of these require positive proof of identity and a photo ID. Obama knows he can not win without dead voters, cartoon characters, and bussed in serial voters. We need to get serious with enforcing draconian penalties for voter fraud at the booth and have post voting review of all machines to be sure there has been no software or other deliberate manipulation.

  • gary long

    The problem is that President Chavez wants voter fraud so he can win and send this Great country down the tubes,so it will turn into the United Socialist States Of America.

  • EHeassler, USN-Ret.

    The administration is demanding that S.C. prove a negative which is extremely difficult to do or abandon the law. The burden of proof should be on anyone who is allegedly damaged by the law. So who would be damaged by the requirement to have valid identification i.e., driver’s license, state issued ID for those who don’t drive, or military or Civil Service ID cards? My guess is it would be those who wish to scam the system to vote illegally either by voting when they are ineligible or by voting more than once. This administration is doing everything in its power to enable voter fraud during the next election because it has it’s own voter fraud army in the form of SEIU, ACORN and its spinoffs,, and SOROS funded activists. And don’t forget the voter intimidation army of the New Black Panthers who have been green-lighted by Holder to continue their thuggery. This next election, if there is one, will be decided in courtrooms instead of at the voting booths as ballots will be recounted ad infinitum until the tally favors Obama and his gangsters.

    • David in MA

      Dare I ask? For fear of a knock on my door.
      But what if obozo was not around when the votes are tallied?

  • Bob Marshall

    Obama did not get the majority of the vote in South Carolina in 2008. He did get the majority of the states from North Carolina to Maine. From Maine to Michigan and the entire west coast.The 2008 map showing how each state voted is available on the internet.

  • John

    Evidently there are not enough tombstones in the state for Obummer to cheat. Don’t forget that ACORN has reorganized under a new alphabet soup name, too. Get out and vote! They can’t steal the election if enough voters turn them out in a landslide ! We don’t need these dirtbags to pull a ” Harry Reid ” on the electorate.

  • Jim S

    Hell, up here in Michigan we have a photo ID law. Doesn’t discriminate against anyone. The states need to grow a pair and refuse to acknowledge federal authority in state matters.

    • USAF VET

      California has the photo ID also, and it has been in affect for many years. I fail to see where any discrimination comes from, from having a photo ID. It’s a lot better than having one with a thumbprint. Maybe they should do what they did in Iraq, and have that purple indellible ink ready for all those who vote. I have to vote absentee because they have said our community is to small to support an election site, so we have to either mail them in, or do like a lot of us here do and go to the next community that has a polling place and drop them in the box there. It’s legal and the folks there know us anyway.

  • Gloria Wedemeyer

    I really don’t see why a picture ID is wrong in voting. I have to show my drivers license numerous times a year for many things. They are even requiring it when I go to see my doctor. They ask for my insurance card and my photo id. My mother never drove and she got a state id with her picture in lieu of a drivers license. Voting should be the main part of government that fraud should not exist. I don’t understand the premise that the disadvantaged would be put at harm.

  • http://pjtv.com skip gainer

    Why can`t they use their mug shots?

  • Marlene

    If all states notified a candidate that if even one fraudulant name were found to be voting for that candidate, ALL votes cast for him/her would be invalidated. Since every state KNOWS, without a doubt, that there will be fraudulant votes for Obama, it would save time and ink to simply not put his name on any ballot. If he wants to play dirty to keep the office by cheating, he should reap the cheaters’ penalties.

    Wow! What a fanciful daydream!!!

  • Allen

    When will the Republican leadership come out against the racist Holder? Now that McConnell totally screwed the House Republicans over the tax bill, that’s the least he can do! (and then step down!)

  • Mary

    Well, does that confirms it? Are minorities are too stupid to get an ID card except when they are applying for welfare.

  • Doug Rodrigues

    Obama and the rest of the lying, cheating, and treasonous Washington politicians are counting on us citizens to remain civil and only use the voting system legally. “Legally” doesn’t apply to the Socialists Democrats who will do ANYTHING to win an election. The sooner we realize that FACT, the sooner the Governors of each State can tell Washington to shove it where the sun doesn’t shine. Buy your guns and extra ammo while you can. I see a revolution coming.

  • PreObamaVeteran

    Don’t they have to possess a valid ID to get their welfare/stimulus/subsidy money? What’s so odious about showing a valid ID when voting?

    Maybe they just can’t keep it straight as to what ID they’re using for which welfare handout they’re getting.

  • http://www.LuciDMari.com Luci D’Mari

    More interference with the Tenth Amendment. How does this con artist get away with this stuff!

  • David in MA

    When will congress start impeachment proceedings
    of obozo AND his band of merry men (& women)?

    After America is completely destroyed?
    Be kinda late then.

    • David in MA

      Lone Wolf, where are you?

  • Ann Covington

    When the feds refuse to investigate via the hard evidence given them post Nov.2008 election regarding contributions made by Disney fictional characters and illegals and deceased people, or when voters were threatened by Black Panthers and the one who ended up as USAG (Holder) refuses to bring them to justice, my question is: Why is there no one in Congress or even in the judicial or other public arena with the courage to demand Obama’s impeachment? His birth cert again has been proven to be fake. The term African American wasn’t even in use when he was born; the name of the hospital was the name it was changed to after he was born; the number on the certificate is out of sequence with respect to who was born before and after him; he has a phony SSI number–one from Connecticut where he has never resided.

    We had better seek our Lord more and more and more, for forgiveness and ask that His mercy and grace not be removed from our beloved country, that we want NO part of what this president has been dictating as though we have no founding documents.

  • Equality

    While I have come to hate Obama, I ALSO don’t like the Rethuglican Party for their refusal, during the last decade, to pass the Employment Non – Discrimination Act for the lgbtq community – you see, I am a TRUE patriot, because I believe in equality for EVERYONE. So, whether you are gay/transgendered or straight/man/woman, you are ALL American citizens!

  • bucs65

    We have to show photo ID to see a doctor and to use a charge card but not to vote! It appears there is a real danger to our republic by someone using a false name to see a doctor and use a charge card but not to vote. How oxymoron!!! It is perfectly clear, the quicker they can destroy our constitution the quicker they can set themselves up as permanent rulers elected by only those they approve to vote. Voter fraud is rampant and it is high time we had the requirement of a photo ID to vote in ANY election nationwide!

  • Pegi

    The federal goverment seems intent on stripping states of all their rights. Think showing ID doesn’t impinge on anyone’s rights. Anyone can get a state identification like a drivers license or state ID. How else can you prevent voter fraud? Don’t see how it hurts minorities since the cost isn’t prohibitive. Since the feds aren’t doing their job, states have to.

  • helm20558

    Since when does the fed have the authority to override state law? It does NOT and NEVER has. Tell them to take a hike. For that matter Sheriff Jo can tell ICE to take a hike. The Fed does not have the Power unless you let them. Round up your local law enforcement, and state guard, stand together, stand firm and tell them to get out of Dodge. What they gonna do send in the UN to kill or lock up everyone? Sick, just Sick what we have come to.

  • http://hotmail Beverly Kaleiohi

    It is a state law in HI. that you have to have a picture ID. in order to vote…..If we don’t have ID in order to vote….Every Mickey Mouse , Donald Duck and dead person will be voting for Obama…Hopefully the people will rise up in protest!…Oh! I forgot that’s what they want so they can declare martial law!…..Only God and prayer can turn this country around!

  • Dave Jenkins

    I wonder if LEE HARVEY OSWALD voted for OBAMA along with Mickey Mouse. Speaking of which, I wonder where is the 21rst century LEE HARVEY OSWALD, we sure could use a hero to save this Country.

  • David

    There are a lot of things that require picture ID’s. Most people have some kind of accepted picture ID. This is only a way to help keep voter fraud alive. Without picture ID it is too hard for dead folk, Mickey & Minnie Mouse, Hitler and people that vote in numerous precinct’s AND states to vote!

  • VegasLarry

    Obama is using the same slimy tactics he used in Illinois to get elected. He has only elevated it to the Federal level. So.. if you voted for Obama in 08 to prove you’re not a racist, please vote for someone else in 20012 to prove you’re not an IDIOT!

    • Covert1970

      My God you are so right by this statement however we forget that all of the illegals and anti-gun Nuts out there and probably 80% of the blacks will vote for him just because of his giving illegals the right to stay illegally, the Latino’s are in that group, and the blacks just because he is half Black not a real African American !

  • Covert1970

    being a native born and raaised south carolinian whose roots go back to before 1700 and now live in another state feel the Goernor Haley has it completely right ! Ignore any Federal Judge(to try and stop the state is a blatant Constitutional Violation and the Rule of Law making it null and void !) and require voters to produce picture ID which is needed to go to school, get any benefits and to drive, so therefore they need the picture ID to vote ! There are enough displeased individuals, numbering in the thousands, who are willing to go remove Barry Soreantero (AKA) B.H. O. and Eric Holder plus Hillary Clinton and the current V.P.(so insignificant can’t remember the name) from Washington and hold them as Traitors guilty of Treason, High Crimes and Misdemeanors according to our Constitution, the Bill of Rights and Rule of Law ! People who have proven by action that is unmitigated evidence as to their real intent and their willingness to go to any lengths to keep B.O. in the White House, and B.O. is smelly !