Federal courts write STATE law extending florida voter registration!!!

[ShootSpeeders]

This is insane. If a change is needed it should be made by the state legislature not judges and certainly not federal judges.

Federal judge extends Florida voter registration deadline - CNNPolitics.com

oct 10 2016 (CNN)A federal court has extended Florida's voter registration deadline from Tuesday to 5 p.m. ET Wednesday due to Hurricane Matthew's interruption of last-minute sign-ups.

The US District Court ruling comes after the Florida Democratic Party sued, seeking an additional week due to the "strong likelihood" many of the state's voters would be "severely burdened" by the hurricane's fallout in the upcoming election.

Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott had opposed the extension, saying last week that "people have had time to register."

In court papers, Marc Elias, who serves at the general counsel for Hillary Clinton's campaign, argued that Scott "unambiguously ordered" Florida citizens to evacuate, and now some voters have been prevented from being able to register which might decrease "the overall likelihood" that the party will be successful in helping to elect Democrats.

 

[Timmy]

States still have to follow the constitution.

And why are u mad at extending voter registration?

 

[JakeStarkey]

ShootSpeeders is consistent; he would have said the same thing if the parties were reversed.

And he would be as he almost always is consistently wrong.

 

[OKTexas]

States still have to follow the constitution.

And why are u mad at extending voter registration?

The Constitution says the States run their own fucking elections, the only thing the feds can constitutionally do is establish the date of the election, everything else is in the States wheelhouse.

 

[ShootSpeeders]

States still have to follow the constitution.

HAHAHA. Hey einstein. Where does the constitution say anything about this issue?

 

[ShootSpeeders]

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The Constitution says the States run their own fucking elections, the only thing the feds can constitutionally do is establish the date of the election, everything else is in the States wheelhouse.

Not quite true. The 15th amendment says states cannot deny the vote because of race or color.

 

[Geaux4it]

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The Constitution says the States run their own fucking elections, the only thing the feds can constitutionally do is establish the date of the election, everything else is in the States wheelhouse.

Not quite true. The 15th amendment says states cannot deny the vote because of race or color.

Oddly enough, not weather

-Geaux

 

[OKTexas]

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The Constitution says the States run their own fucking elections, the only thing the feds can constitutionally do is establish the date of the election, everything else is in the States wheelhouse.

Not quite true. The 15th amendment says states cannot deny the vote because of race or color.

Sorry dickbreath, were talking about the elections process, not who is allowed to vote.

 

[Timmy]

What they do affects fed elections.

Why wouldn't u want to extend the time? The gov is only doing this because the people hit by the hurricane are mostly blue districts.

GOP hates it when people vote .

 

[ShootSpeeders]

What they do affects fed elections.

Why wouldn't u want to extend the time? .

Fine - then go to the state legislature and get them to change the law. The federal constitution says federal courts are not allowed to write laws even at the federal level and certainly not at the state level. Your tiny brain doesn't even understand the issue here.

 

[sonic]

The basic tenet of this thread is utter bullshit. The argument is that the voter rights act has been violated. No one is writing any laws, they're simply remedying a situation where a natural disaster and subsequent evacuation caused people to be unable to register up to and including the voter registration deadline. They're asking for a one week extension. Big fucking deal.

 

[Timmy]

The basic tenet of this thread is utter bullshit. The argument is that the voter rights act has been violated. No one is writing any laws, they're simply remedying a situation where a natural disaster and subsequent evacuation caused people to be unable to register up to and including the voter registration deadline. They're asking for a one week extension. Big fucking deal.

Forget that it's a blatant attempt by the gov of Florida to disinfranchise democratic areas of the state . After he told people to evacuate , even though it wasn't needed .

Shameful .