Sheila Kennedy has a good column in the Indianapolis Star about the Indiana Court of Appeals’ recent decision on the Voter ID law, Gov. Daniels responsive outburst about “partisan judges” in particular. And I’m not at all influenced in that assessment by the fact that she quoted something from a previous entry here. Nope, not at all.
[G]ov. Mitch Daniels was quick to accuse all three judges who issued the opinion of “playing politics.” This rhetoric is unfortunate on a number of levels. It betrays unfamiliarity with the arguments involved, and — worse — paints judges as no more than partisans in robes. Such attacks, as the Indiana Bar Association pointed out, undermine the legitimacy of the judicial system.
Daniels’ intemperate reaction also appears to confirm suspicions that the voter ID law was itself a partisan effort.
That last statement….ouch!