U.S. Justice Department says Florida's voter purge violates federal law

[DonCoquixote]

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/article1243421.ece

From 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.

[skip fox]

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]

2. who is that on your avatar?

I needed an excuse to kick the thread.

[truebrit71]

3. So quit saying that and friggin DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!

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[DonCoquixote]

4. I am

namely I will be voting this fall in Florida, and working at the local community radio station to help GOTV.

[malaise]

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.