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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsU.S. Justice Department says Florida's voter purge violates federal law
http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/article1243421.eceFrom the Article:
"The latest federal action follows a defeat. Judge Robert Hinkle ruled in June that a law that bars the systematic removal of voters less than 90 days before a federal election does not specifically include noncitizens. The same Justice Department lawyer who unsuccessfully argued that case, John Albert Russ IV, filed the latest protest.
Directing its argument at Gov. Rick Scott's top elections official, Secretary of State Ken Detzner, the feds wrote: "The Secretary of State cannot now allege that the voting practice he initiated (and that the covered counties implemented at his direction) is completely abandoned, because the change has already affected voters in the covered counties. The implementation of these new practices and procedures without preclearance violates Section 5."
In other words, they have been caught. Now let's see if Washington is willing to crack the whip.
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U.S. Justice Department says Florida's voter purge violates federal law (Original Post)
DonCoquixote
Jul 2012
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skip fox
(19,359 posts)1. What difference will this make? What is the "whip" what night be cracked?
Can they order new voting rolls ignored and enforce it?
Quantess
(27,630 posts)2. who is that on your avatar?
I needed an excuse to kick the thread.
truebrit71
(20,805 posts)3. So quit saying that and friggin DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!
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DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)4. I am
namely I will be voting this fall in Florida, and working at the local community radio station to help GOTV.
malaise
(269,157 posts)5. Good discussion on Al Sharpton with
Debbie Wasserman-Shultz. They even mentioned the former ReTHUG Jim Greet's comments about ReTHUG plans to stop the vote.