The Washington Post reports on an important - if temporary - victory protecting the voices and rights voters. Yesterday a Georgia judge overturned a controversial law that would have required voters to provide government-issued photo identification before being allowed to vote. In his ruling, the judge stated that the law placed too great a burden on the citizens of Georgia. Others have not been so kind in their wording:
Last year, U.S. District Judge Harold L. Murphy issued an injunction against the law, likening it to a segregation-era poll tax because the digital picture ID would cost voters $20.
State officials are already seeking to appeal the ruling before the November 7th elections.
Tucked away in the “Religion” section (at the bottom of their website), The Washington Post profiles Father Jose E. Hoyos, calling him a “True Believer in Immigrants.” The profile - an otherwise inspiring piece - notes that congress has likely shelved any significant work on immigration reform until after the elections, and recent attempts to rally new protests have fizzled, as many immigrants failed to see tangible results from their turn-out in the spring.
The current lack of movement on comprehensive immigration reform doesn't phase Father Hoyos. An immigrant himself, he continues to work unceasingly – at home in North America, and abroad in South and Central America - on behalf of immigrants rights.
Finally, The New York Times reports that the Senate is preparing to vote on a bill that would construct a fence on the US-Mexican border. The proposal is running into some unexpected, and rather unique, opposition. American Indians who live on the border are objecting to hosting a fence on their tribal lands for cultural reasons. Their opposition could leave a 75 mile gap in the fence.
The proposal under consideration has already passed the House, where it was approved by a vote of 238-138.
That's what we're reading today. What about you?
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