Adam B at the Daily Kos on SCOTUS' Arizona voter decision

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/06/17/1216757/-Scalia-Supremes-reject-Arizona-voter-suppression-attempt

MON JUN 17, 2013 AT 08:17 AM PDT

Scalia, Supremes reject Arizona voter suppression attempt

by Adam B

"Justice Thomas relies on Art. I, §2, cl. 1 of the Constitution ("The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states, and the electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature") as his basis for insisting that Arizona could indeed take steps to ensure that voters were citizens, and that that clause was effectively erased by the Court's decision. He and Justice Alito mock the majority's suggestion of pursuing relief via the EAC, given that "the EAC has no members and no current prospects of new members. Offering a nonexistent pathway to administrative relief is an exercise in futility, not constitutional avoidance," but otherwise it's a fairly dry (and history-heavy) read."