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US supreme court rules Virginia can continue removing voters from rolls (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 7 hours ago by HellsBelle to c/[email protected]

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Virginia does not have to restore the registrations of 1,600 voters, some of whom appear to have been wrongly removed, ahead of next week’s election, the US supreme court said on Wednesday.

The court made the decision on its emergency docket and did not give a rationale for its decision, which is customary for rulings on an expedited basis. All three liberal justices on the court – Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson – said they would not have halted a lower-court ruling earlier in October ordering the state to restore the voter registrations.

The legal dispute centers on a 7 August executive order by the Virginia governor, Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, directing the state to run its voter registration rolls against DMV data on a daily basis to check for non-citizens. The justice department and civil rights groups sued, saying that the state was violating a federal law that prohibits systematic removals of voters within 90 days of a federal election.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 43 minutes ago

We're done. Someone turn the light out.

I won't survive a civil war. I'm in my early fifties, overweight, have other health issues, have never held a gun, and don't have any particularly special skills or training that would allow me to emigrate. I'm sure I'm not the only one with these kinds of issues. Everything for me is in this country. I vote and am in a deep blue state but if violence tears us apart, I'm not sure what I could do.

I fucking hate all the people that think they are better off in a dictatorship. God is not coming back because he was never hear in the first place. But assuming I am wrong, how arrogant of you to think you could force his hand and accelerate his return. Also, the height of arrogance to think you would be "Raptured."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 minutes ago

I just didn't have the spelling ready. goursch and Barrett can get fucked too

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 hours ago

FTFY: Demonstrably unimpartial, conservative-stacked, publicly bribed court* rules in favor of the people who gave them money, to ensure they get more money.

*except three of the nine members

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Virginia has in person early voting up to 45 days before the election, it's possible that someone who has already cast a ballot for this election could be removed from the voter registration.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

So what happens then?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

IANAL, but either the vote is counted or not counted, but it's an absurd possibility showing that it's too close to the election to be doing these purges. Hell a particularly evil prosecutor could probably charge someone with voter fraud.

[–] Reverendender 79 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

The Supreme Court just straight up violated Federal Law. I'm floored right now. Just absolutely floored. I thought this was SO clear-cut, that even THIS court could not possibly justify a ruling like this. What....what do we even do at this point?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 hours ago

Soap Box Ballot Box Ammo Box

or something along those lines.

They're taking the ballot box.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

SCOTUS is irredeemably corrupt. Do you want a civil war? Because this is how you get a civil war.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure they have openly said the do. They are absolutely trying to insight a civil war.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Incite

[–] 418_im_a_teapot 5 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Incite

That’s when you have inside knowledge about the person who said a quote. 😜

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago

No, if you have inside knowledge that’s inciter trading.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

DMV data? So people without a driver's license shouldn't be able to vote?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

It's the USA; you need to own a truck, a house, 30 acres of land, at least 70 pounds of firearms, stocks in no less than five companies, and at least one testicle to be eligible for citizenship.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

According to conservatives, people who don't own real estate property shouldn't be able to vote.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 35 minutes ago

And you get twice as many votes if you have kids. But only 1.6 times if any of your children have a parent that is an immigrant. And if both parents are immigrants your vote only counts as .6. If you have 5 white males you get 3x each.

[–] 418_im_a_teapot 3 points 1 hour ago

Exactly, because if land determines votes, it gives them all the power.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Then they should provide more housing instead of taking it away... but nooooooooo.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago

But then people would be able to vote and not be homeless which goes against their goals

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

DMV can still have data on you even if you're unlicensed.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Thankfully Virginia has same day voter registration, so at least some of them will be able to re-register on the spot. I'm sure some will be impacted by not having identification, etc, but this is better than many states that don't allow same day registration when voting.

Still, fuck those asshats. Is so telling when you see people trying to take away one's chance to have their voice heard.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 hours ago

You don't need ID to register to vote in Virginia. You just need to fill out a form.

You do need ID to actually vote, though. So bring it to the poll regardless.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Thankfully Virginia has same day voter registration, so at least some of them will be able to re-register on the spot.

Will would-be voters be TOLD that or will they just be turned away because they are told they aren't registered to vote.

[–] 418_im_a_teapot 4 points 2 hours ago

… after standing in line for four hours.

And how many of those won’t be able to get that time off work again or be able to get a babysitter again.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago

It would hopefully go like this - "It doesn't look like you're registered, let's do that now" but I'm not 100% sure.

[–] [email protected] 109 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (2 children)

That is.... unadulterated plain and simple clear as day election interference. If I didn't know better I'd say our whole system is in collapse.

[–] 418_im_a_teapot 7 points 2 hours ago

When Kris Kobach was able to go through Kansas voter rolls and remove “foreign sounding” names with no real consequences, I knew it would start a trend. Here we are.

Given this ruling I wonder what other voter registration purges we will see this week.

I’m tired.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 6 hours ago

Wait, you think it's not collapsing?

[–] [email protected] 82 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Actual election interference, unlike the fake election interference Trump claims.

[–] Grandwolf319 3 points 29 minutes ago

Projection. It’s always projection.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 hours ago

And youngkin should be charged with same.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 hours ago

I wonder what would happen if 1,600 disenfranchised voters showed up at SCROTUS...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 hours ago

Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin (R) signs executive order in August to cross check voters against citizenship, violating federal law. Later in October, this executive order is used as rationale for supreme Court emergency docket which removes voter registration for several thousand people in Virginia.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

“Virginia obviously fucked up, but whatever. We’re overruling the lower court anyway.”

[–] [email protected] 30 points 6 hours ago

*obviously fucked up at something they're not even allowed to attempt in the first place under the plain text of federal law, but whatever.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

We need to overhaul and stack this "supreme" court. After additional justices are added, special hearings should be convened to address the impartiality and graft of specific members of the court.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Or use the special "powers" the corrupt court gave the president to remove Thomas/Alito/Roberts and the beer grouper.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 58 minutes ago

Nice of you to spare Captain Corpo and Handmaids Tale.