Judge blocks all new Florida voter suppression laws -- then knocks the Supreme Court for putting voti

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Judge blocks all new Florida voter suppression laws — then knocks the Supreme Court for putting voting rights 'under siege'

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By Sarah K. Burris
Published March 31, 2022

In a 288-page document, District Court Judge Mark Walker blocked the Florida voter suppression bill and specifically called out judges and the Supreme Court for undercutting the Voting Rights Act. Mark Joseph Stern, Slate's court and law writer, cited several excerpts in the judge's decision that make the decision groundbreaking. Until the case goes to the Supreme Court, Florida's suppression laws will be stopped.

Republicans around the country have been pushing voter suppression laws after former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election after a record-setting voter turnout. In Texas, for example, Republicans confessed that the law they passed putting additional barriers on vote by mail wasn't due to an outbreak of voter fraud. Instead, it was to make people feel better.

"This is a preventative measure for us," Republican state Rep. Travis Clardy said. "I think it is our job to make sure that doesn't blossom into a problem that disturbs the underlying and one of the underpinnings of our democracy, and that is confidence in our elections."

https://www.rawstory.com/voting-rights-florida-decision/

Maybe the six current justices lackeys working for federalist society members will recuse themselves....not holding my breath.....

[uponit7771]

1. GOOD !!! Red states are going BEYOND just voter suppression into anti voter laws like in TX

... meant for select districts

[SheltieLover]

6. This!👆

[Thomas Hurt]

2. yeah, upsets the christofasicsts confidence in elections when any qualified voter can do so...

if only it were only landed white men...the good old days.

[lagomorph777]

3. Would be nice if DOJ could help too.

[uponit7771]

7. Nah, they gottah investigate all of Q MAGA bullshit allegations about Hunter Biden's laptop

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/30/politics/hunter-biden-federal-investigation-heats-up/index.html

[jaxexpat]

17. They got bosses to keep happy.

Federalist Society, for instance, can be very judgmental and punitive in a "hush, hush, we don't really exist, wink, wink" kind of way. Attend a meeting, get a tattoo and a tee-shirt.

[uponit7771]

23. +1,

[secondwind]

21. DOJ has already said they are going to prosecute everyone.. they just added 130 more lawyers

to the team.

[jpak]

4. Fuck yeah!

About time

[pecosbob]

5. !

In so ruling, this Court recognizes that the right to vote, and the VRA particularly, are under siege."

Then he dropped the hammer on the Florida law, explaining that Florida "has repeatedly, recently, and persistently acted to deny Black Floridians access to the franchise," meaning the right to vote. He thus placed the state back under preclearance, which mandates that any election laws in the state must be approved by the federal government.

He went on to detail an extensive "horrendous history of racial discrimination in voting," and explained that when the Florida Legislature passes so many laws that disproportionately burden Black voters, "this Court can no longer accept that the effect is incidental."

[uponit7771]

8. That's laying the hammer, lets pray this sticks and isnt appealed ad nausea

[Faux pas]

9. Kickin'

[Mr. Evil]

10. All those voter suppression laws

that states have been fast-tracking through their legislatures are proof positive that CJ John Roberts was dead wrong.

[UTUSN]

11. K&R

[BadgerKid]

12. Glad somebody is standing up against GQP's manufacturing cover

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for shady practices.

[OverBurn]

13. Why the hell can't we make it easy for every citizen to vote. Voting day should be a holiday also!

[iluvtennis]

14. Exactly. n/ t

[elleng]

15. 'a federal court sided with Harriett Tubman Freedom Fighters in HTFF v. Laurel Lee'

[robbob]

16. Let me get this straight, "Travis"...

People are feeling uncomfortable about all the lies being spread, in large part by YOUR party, and losing confidence in election security, so the solution is to pass onerous voter suppression laws?

Yeah, right…

[txwhitedove]

18. Those liars creating new anti-voter laws "to make people feel better," and

"...to make sure that doesn't blossom into a problem that disturbs the underlying and one of the underpinnings of our democracy". He means Repub people only. Happier Repubs so their idea of only Republican democracy isn't disturbed. Damned lying liars with their double speak.

[NCjack]

20. U.S. District Court Judge Mark Walker: You should be the Chief Justice of the SCOTUS.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

22. Had trickle down not created a new gilded age...

...there would be more income equality (a big cause of voter apathy and insanity) and not the return to an age that some wealthy, powerful people (Murdochs, Kochs, countless well-heeled talking heads) spend billions to bring back. They wouldn't need to stack courts with paid parasites. And maybe even run an agenda to be proud of, rather than hide for fear of being completely out of power.

Mega yachts are a very visible symptom of the grotesquely wealthy disease of the kabal born of hiding wealth and stashing it offshore.

(I just had to get that out of my system).

[LetMyPeopleVote]

24. Federal court has placed Florida under VRA pre-clearance for 10 years👇🏻

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[bucolic_frolic]

25. CJ Roberts has a little judicial rebellion going on

Conventional wisdom is SCOTUS is the law of the land. But the US also has state Constitutions that predate the US Constitution, especially in Pennsylvania, and some judicial concepts are enshrined there too. Plus there is common law.

[RKP5637]

26. Excellent!!! So tired of this GOP shit!!! n/t