. . . this Justice Dept. will do as they did in Texas and South Carolina with their new 'voter id' laws' and inviolate the procedure. Folks can swim in their cynicism about the Justice Dept.'s response, but this is nowhere near the totality of their actions.
And what about that misreporting from the Huffington Post? I daresay, I have more to back up my assertion than they do in providing proof for their title in their article. All they do is spit out Scott's and his comrade's half-assed words of initial defiance. If Scott was serious he'd say more than he hasn't 'ruled out' a court challenge. What can he do if the supervisors refuse to do anything with the lists he sent them? They should be individually subject to court challenges as well by affected voters; especially if the Justice Dept. decides the purge is discriminatory.
There's just too much weighing against Florida right now for this to prevail without some serious sanction by the government or the courts. Moreover, Scott has opened his state's election procedures to even more scrutiny; especially if he opts to take this to court. He's not going up against some lone voter. He's looking to challenge the authority of the U.S. Department of Justice, with all of the resources available to Holder and co..
And, the authority of Holder under Section 5 of the Voting Rights act is clear and was upheld by the courts in rejecting a challenge in 2009*. This Justice Dept. is on firm ground and has already indicated repeatedly that they're ready to defend against these types of abuses -- just like they did in Texas and South Carolina in striking down their new 'voter id' laws.
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