Supreme Court rejects Michigan ban on straight-ticket voting
Source: Washington Post
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to allow Michigan to ban voters from casting straight-ticket ballots in the coming election after lower courts found the prohibition was likely to discriminate against African Americans and result in long lines at the polls.
Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. said they would have granted the states request.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-rejects-michigan-ban-on-straight-ticket-voting/2016/09/09/7ce6bff6-7533-11e6-be4f-3f42f2e5a49e_story.html?tid=sm_tw
Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)might not be getting smacked down by SCOTUS quite so often if they actually did their job and confirmed a moderate to fill the vacant seat?
Nah. They wouldn't understand.
LisaM
(27,803 posts)It's the Teabaggers, the gerrymandered legislature, and corrupt governor who were trying to get rid of it.
deancr
(150 posts)Though I am disheartened by the fact that Snyder hasn't been run out of the state on a rail, time and demographics will fix their little wagon of hate, fear, and greed. The Supreme court has already begun to right itself. Our beautiful state can't be far behind.
TryLogic
(1,723 posts)Cal33
(7,018 posts)mrmpa
(4,033 posts)and drive to Hawaii.
I thought I'd add the sarcasm, in case someone thought I posted this as a threat.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)They use blue for their logos and yard signs.