Fri Sep 30, 2022, 06:20 PM

Judge upholds Georgia election laws on all counts in voting rights case

Source: AJC

A federal judge delivered a decisive ruling Friday against allies of Democrat Stacey Abrams in their 4-year-old voting rights lawsuit, upholding Georgia election laws on all counts in the case filed by Fair Fight Action days after the 2018 election.

U.S. District Judge Steve Jones’ judgment concludes the major case over Georgia’s voter registration and absentee ballot practices after a trial in which voters testified about problems at the polls but few of them were unable to cast a ballot.

“Although Georgia’s election system is not perfect, the challenged practices violate neither the Constitution nor the VRA (Voting Rights Act),” wrote Jones in his 288-page order.

The decision followed what is believed to be the longest voting rights trial in the history of the Northern District of Georgia, lasting 21 days with testimony from over 50 witnesses, wrote Jones, a nominee of President Barack Obama.

Read more: https://www.ajc.com/politics/judge-upholds-georgia-election-laws-on-all-counts-in-voting-rights-case/24ZA7WQVQVBFHI2PWCM7OMZWEI/

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Judge upholds Georgia election laws on all counts in voting rights case (Original post)	Calista241	Sep 2022	OP
So a judge who is a Democrat, appointed by Obama, sides with the RIGHTY so to speak	Eliot Rosewater	Sep 2022	#1
Worried about death threats no doubt	peppertree	Sep 2022	#3
Or maybe a proper interpretation of the constitution	onenote	Oct 2022	#13
IMUO, the judgement was correct. Shouldn't have taken THIS long either.	oldsoftie	Sep 2022	#6
As we should	Polybius	Sep 2022	#8
Judge Turd.	Mr. Evil	Sep 2022	#2
Obama doesn't appoint turds	Polybius	Sep 2022	#9
I put up who it is before anyone responded, I guess nobody reads anymore.	Eliot Rosewater	Sep 2022	#10
Sadly, that is all too often the case.	onenote	Oct 2022	#12
I am one of the worst offenders, I assumed this was a righty but I checked first.	Eliot Rosewater	Oct 2022	#14
Of course he did	ck4829	Sep 2022	#4
Uh	Eliot Rosewater	Sep 2022	#5
everything the in-power nazis did was legal under german law in effect at the time nt	msongs	Sep 2022	#7
Ilm not sure what to think of this ruling, or the case for that matter	msfiddlestix	Oct 2022	#11

Response to Calista241 (Original post)

Fri Sep 30, 2022, 06:27 PM

Eliot Rosewater (30,873 posts)

1. So a judge who is a Democrat, appointed by Obama, sides with the RIGHTY so to speak

I guess if the judgement is correct, it is true that Democrats care more about the Constitution than party.

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Response to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 30, 2022, 06:31 PM

peppertree (20,480 posts)

3. Worried about death threats no doubt

"I wanna be able to go to the mall without havin' to worry," seems to be the attitude here.

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Response to peppertree (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 2, 2022, 06:56 PM

onenote (41,051 posts)

13. Or maybe a proper interpretation of the constitution

Curious whether you have read the opinion.

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Response to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 30, 2022, 06:39 PM

oldsoftie (11,658 posts)

6. IMUO, the judgement was correct. Shouldn't have taken THIS long either.

Article is behind a paywall, but if its the one about the "purging" of voting lists then I never thought that one would go anywhere. But there have been several different suits so this COULD be another one.

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Response to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 30, 2022, 08:55 PM

Polybius (13,444 posts)

8. As we should

Constitution over Party.

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Response to Calista241 (Original post)

Fri Sep 30, 2022, 06:28 PM

Mr. Evil (2,543 posts)

2. Judge Turd.

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Response to Mr. Evil (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 30, 2022, 08:57 PM

Polybius (13,444 posts)

9. Obama doesn't appoint turds

And that's who appointed this judge.

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Response to Polybius (Reply #9)

Fri Sep 30, 2022, 08:58 PM

Eliot Rosewater (30,873 posts)

10. I put up who it is before anyone responded, I guess nobody reads anymore.

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Response to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #10)

Sun Oct 2, 2022, 06:55 PM

onenote (41,051 posts)

12. Sadly, that is all too often the case.

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Response to onenote (Reply #12)

Sun Oct 2, 2022, 06:59 PM

Eliot Rosewater (30,873 posts)

14. I am one of the worst offenders, I assumed this was a righty but I checked first.

I check first now.

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Response to Calista241 (Original post)

Fri Sep 30, 2022, 06:34 PM

ck4829 (34,581 posts)

4. Of course he did

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Response to Calista241 (Original post)

Fri Sep 30, 2022, 06:35 PM

Eliot Rosewater (30,873 posts)

5. Uh

Steve C. Jones
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Steve CarMichael Jones is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and a former Georgia Superior Court judge. Wikipedia
Born: January 26, 1957 (age 65 years), Athens, GA
Office: Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia since 2011
Spouse: Lillian Kincey
Party: Democratic Party
Appointed by: Barack Obama
Education: University of Georgia, MORE

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Response to Calista241 (Original post)

Fri Sep 30, 2022, 06:47 PM

msongs (66,212 posts)

7. everything the in-power nazis did was legal under german law in effect at the time nt

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Response to Calista241 (Original post)

Sat Oct 1, 2022, 12:16 PM

msfiddlestix (6,998 posts)

11. Ilm not sure what to think of this ruling, or the case for that matter

there have been far too many reports over the years for me to digest and absorb.

I used to take headlines at face value, especially anything related to or regarding voter suppression. In particular in Georgia, Flordia, NC and other areas in the South.

Checking in DU this morning and I'm so down hearted generally speaking, I find it harder and harder to keep things in perspective, sort through threads focused on MTG etc and try to hang on to some measure of optimism, but stumble on to creepy, perverted and corrupt judges in Louisiana, or questionable rulings from Judges overseeing voter suppression, or TFG's classified documents, Russian aggression and out in the open thugery, etc etc etc.

Taking a long break I think.

I just want to know when TFG has been arrested, charged, convicted and sentenced to death or life in prison, along with his henchmen.

J

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