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cstanleytech

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17. While State laws certainly are important it's up to the Federal to make sure

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Sep 8, 2022, 02:12 PM

Sep 2022

that certain basic things are protected at a minimum.
One of those things is the right to vote which means the Federal courts should strike down laws who's intent is clearly to make it harder to vote.

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In a rare move, the group of all 50 states' Supreme Court chief justices wrote to SCOTUS, urging ... [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 OP

Dum spiro spero GreenWave Sep 2022 #1

great sentiment! Welcome Evolve Dammit Sep 2022 #4

Wow. Nt spooky3 Sep 2022 #2

Wow..and good! PortTack Sep 2022 #3

The extremists on the court don't care dlk Sep 2022 #5

I hope that rational minds prevail. Thanks Evolve Dammit Sep 2022 #6

I am an embarrassed North Carolinian CRK7376 Sep 2022 #7

I was once an embarrassed North Carolinian (Virgina Foxx's district). Now I am an japple Sep 2022 #8

Good heavens, what terrible luck. From ultra bad to ultra worse. littlemissmartypants Sep 2022 #11

We need to Traildogbob Sep 2022 #12

This is so amazing. I'm absolutely speechless. Native Sep 2022 #9

❤️ littlemissmartypants Sep 2022 #10

Wow! I hope it will have a moderating effect on the rabid righties on the court. It really should. liberalla Sep 2022 #13

It should be called ... Mike Niendorff Sep 2022 #14

Exactly and that is was not the intention of those that wrote our nations cstanleytech Sep 2022 #18

Any voice of reason seems likely to fall on deaf ears Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2022 #15

To quote Newt from Aliens: "It won't make any difference." RedSpartan Sep 2022 #16

While State laws certainly are important it's up to the Federal to make sure cstanleytech Sep 2022 #17