The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the Voter ID law in PA in about 2 weeks. I expect that it will be upheld. Our Supreme Court consisted of 7 members (4 Rs and 3 Ds), but it is presently at 6 as one of the justices was removed for corruption. That leaves it at 3 and 3. Although party lines are not necessarily determinative in the court's decisions, in order for the law to be stricken, 4 of the 6 must find it to be unconstitutional.

I was happy to see the decision of the the three-judge panel in the Texas case. These voter ID laws are clear attempts to marginalize the voting impact of the poor, elderly, and minorities. If I'm not mistaken, I believe a federal court had recently held that Texas' attempts to redraw the legislative districts were motivated by carving up the voting influence of minorities.