Again, to anyone that can read, the Arizona case had nothing to do with voter ID. Nothing.
But that doesn’t stop the Jackson Clairion Ledger from publishing this headline, and quoting Benny Thompson’s outright misstatements of fact.
Ariz. voter ID ruling not pertinent to Miss.’s proposed law, sec. of state maintains
Thompson:
But U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson praised the Arizona decision and said he hopes the courts shoot down “burdensome” voter ID laws, which Thompson equated to “a modern-day poll tax.”