Wake Up America wrapped up yesterdays arguments in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board. Their discussion is here.
As well as writing some great insight into the justices’ questioning, “SPREE” mentioned, the ACRU and our amicus brief that was filed supporting the Indiana Law.
Peter Ferrara was interviewed 1200 WOAI in San Antonio about the Indiana Voter ID case being heard at the Supreme Court today. The article can be read here.
When asked about the claim that these laws depress the turnout of the poor, Ferrara responded,
If you don’t have a photo i.d., under this law, the state will give you one for free. If you are too poor even to get one of the free photo i.ds, you can be exempted from the law. The only people who are inconvenienced will be those who are trying to commit voter fraud.
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John Armor will be discussing the Florida Science Standards on WATR 1320-AM in Waterbury, CT. He will be on January 11th, 2007 from 11:10-11:40am EST. John will be talking to Ed Flynn and his Talk of the Town Show. You can listen live here.
Rob Bluey, a columnist at Townhall.com wrote the following column Sunday on the upcoming Indiana Voter ID Case being heard Wednesday, January 9th. This is following ACRU Senior Fellow Kenneth Blackwell’s column in the New York Sun.
Rob talked about, among other points, that the left claims requiring an ID will reduce voter turnout. Says Bluey,
Claims of disenfranchisement have been rebutted in numerous studies of voter ID requirements. The most recent, a statistical analysis completed by The Heritage Foundation in September, flatly concluded that voter ID laws don’t depress voter turnout.
According a poll quoted in Bluey’s column, 77% […]
New ACRU Senior Fellow Kenneth Blackwell wrote this op-ed in the New York Sun today. This op-ed discusses two important cases be heard by the US Supreme Court on January 9th.
Crawford v. Marion County and Indiana Democratic Party v. Rokita is about Indiana’s new voter ID law. The law requires people voting on Election Day to show a government issue ID.
Mr. Blackwell discusses how important this case is. Talking about the views on this issue Blackwell said this:
These views come from two different ways of looking at voting rights. One outlook is that the system should do […]
John Armor will be discussing the Florida Science Standards, which is the ACRU’s latest ACLU Outrage. He will be talking to Chuck Baker on KKKK-AM in Longmont, CO. He will be on Friday January 4th, at 4:00pm EST.
Jennifer LeClaire, a reporter for The Voice, has written a great article on the ACLU’s assault on religion.
ACRU Legal Counsel John Armor had the following comment for the article:
Organizations like the ACLU are using the constitution as a weapon against the expression of religion. The founders intended that government should not be in the business of promoting one religion over the other, not that the government should be hostile to the idea of religion.
John Armor will be on in Bozeman, MT on December 27, 2007 from 11:12-11:57am. He is talking to George Carter and the Valley News and Views Show on KMMS AM 1450. John will be talking about Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion and the assault on Christmas on the Oklahoma campus
Peter Ferrara will be wrapping up 2007 with Doug Guetzloe on The Guetzloe Report Thursday, December 27, from 11:00 – 11:20am. You can listen on WAMT 1190 in Orlando, FL or listen online here.
Peter Ferrara will be talking about the 2nd Amendment Case today on WRVC 930 in Huntington, WV with Jean Dean. He will be on for 20 minutes starting at 12:35pm.
