A racially discriminatory subversive wields her secret weapon to freeze out minority voters from exercising constitutional right to vote!
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He said the GOP-backed law is "a blatant attempt to curb minority voting."
Barnes filed the suit in DeKalb County Superior Court as a class action on behalf of all voters without photo IDs.
Georgia legislators in 2005 passed a law requiring that all voters present a government issued photo identification at the ballot box. Supporters argued it was needed to prevent fraud. A coalition of voter and civil rights groups challenged the law in federal court.
U.S. District Court Judge Harold Murphy in October held that the state law amounted to an unconstitutional poll tax and issued a temporary injunction blocking enforcement while the government appealed.
In January, the Republican-led Legislature amended the law to provide free photo IDs to any Georgian who needed one. Gov. Sonny Perdue signed the legislation and it is now awaiting approval by the U.S. Department of Justice before it can be enacted.
Barnes said his suit is different from the pending challenge in federal court because it alleges violations under the Georgia constitution. The state constitution ensures that every U.S. citizen who is also a resident of Georgia is entitled to vote at any election.
"If our sons and daughters are fighting and dying to give the people of Iraq the opportunity to vote and participate in a free and open democracy, it is the least that we can offer them when they return home," Barnes said in a statement.
Dan McLagan, a spokesman for Perdue, dismissed Barnes complaint.
"Farmers farm, welders weld and trial lawyers sue people," McLagan said on Wednesday.
"We are continually mystified as to why Democrats think you shouldn't have to prove who you are before casting a vote."
If the law takes effect, Georgia will be one of seven states that require a photo ID such as a driver's license to cast a ballot.
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