John L. Micek of The Morning Call reports the Pennsylvania Senate voted 26 – 23 yesterday to advance a photo voter ID bill to the House for approval.
The majority-Republican state Senate voted 26-23, largely along party lines, after hours of grueling debate to approve legislation that backers say is intended to cut down on fraud at the polls. It now returns to the Republican-controlled state House which is expected to approve it. Corbett has said he supports the concept.
The predictable line we’ve all heard before was, of course, included in the discussion.
“This bill is a simple, commonsense measure to protect the integrity of the voting process, which is the foundation of our democracy,” Senate Majority Leader Dominic PIleggi, R-Delaware, said. “No voter will be turned away on Election Day. That simple fact appears to get lost in the hyperbole of this debate.”
Yeah, right. Here in Indiana, they’re even turning nuns away from the polls. Maybe its time to invoke the wrath of Sister Mary Stigmata aka… The Penguin.
