NRA Ratings for Selected Statehouse Primary Races

The National Rifle Association has released the following endorsements in the following selected Statehouse races:

State Senate

Brent Waltz - State Senate District 36 - A rated and endorsed

State House

Donald Lehe - State House District 15 - A rated and endorsed
Bill Ruppel - State House District 22 - A rated and endorsed
John Ulmer - State House District 49 - A rated and endorsed
Phyllis Pond - State House District 85 - A rated and endorsed
Mike Murphy - State House District 90 - A rated and endorsed

Hoosier Access Endorses a House District 50 Candidate

We, the directors of Hoosier Access*, are proud to announce today our endorsement of Rep. Dan Leonard for re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives. Rep. Leonard, (R-Huntington) has represented House District 50 since 2002 and has ably served the people of Huntington and Whitely counties.

Supreme Court Upholds Hoosier Voter ID Law; 6-3 Ruling Sends Dan Parker Home to Cry

It wasn't even close if you think about it; the Star's characterization of it as a fractured opinion has more to do with some of the concurrences from several conservative justices urging yet more stringent voter ID measures.

Supreme Court Upholds Indiana Photo ID Law

ndiana Democrats have argued for the last several years that 1) requiring voters to prove who they are by showing an ID is unconstitutional and 2) that no vote fraud exists in Indiana.

Democrats aren't likely to ever give up on their second argument; election fraud master Bob Pastrick is still their national committeeman and representative to the DNC. (Did nobody in the party see Sautter’s “King of Steeltown?”). But the Supreme Court had the final say today on the Indiana voter ID case today, and you can bet Indiana Democrats aren't happy.

Indiana Voter I.D. Law Upheld

Oh, you know the Democrats are royally ticked right now. (Start the Democrats chorus of the packed, right wing, Bush court in 3…2…1…)

According the Indy Star…

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can require voters to produce photo identification without violating their constitutional rights, validating Republican-inspired voter ID laws.

In a splintered 6-3 ruling, the court upheld Indiana’s strict photo ID requirement, which Democrats and civil rights groups said would deter poor, older and minority voters from casting ballots. Its backers said it was needed to deter fraud.