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RandySF

(60,737 posts) Thu Aug 17, 2023, 02:14 PM Aug 2023

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Federal court strikes down a portion of Texas voter suppression law

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BREAKING: Federal court strikes down a portion of Texas voter suppression law #SB1 that enacted new ID requirements for mail-in ballots for violating the Materiality Provision of the Civil Rights Act. More to come.

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Federal court strikes down a portion of Texas voter suppression law (Original Post) RandySF Aug 2023 OP

This is good, however Bettie Aug 2023 #1

K&R UTUSN Aug 2023 #2

This is important. scipan Aug 2023 #3

Real Danger NowISeetheLight Aug 2023 #4

Bettie

(16,195 posts)

1. This is good, however

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Aug 17, 2023, 03:35 PM

Aug 2023

I fear that it will give the SCOTUS another section of the Civil Rights Act to eviscerate.

UTUSN

(70,966 posts)

2. K&R

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Aug 17, 2023, 04:55 PM

Aug 2023

scipan

(2,397 posts)

3. This is important.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Aug 17, 2023, 05:30 PM

Aug 2023

I know I'm obsessed with the 4 indictments, but all the voter suppression laws may be just as important in a different way.

Mark Elias is a gem.

NowISeetheLight

(3,943 posts)

4. Real Danger

Reply to scipan (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 17, 2023, 05:32 PM

Aug 2023

These suppression laws allow them to get a majority and gerrymander the stayes even worse. Minority rule.

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