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MichMan

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59. So, instead of determining if they are ineligible now, it would be better to let them vote and then throw them in jail ?
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 01:16 PM
Oct 30

Last edited Wed Oct 30, 2024, 01:55 PM - Edit history (1)

Wouldn't that be considered entrapment?

Just had a case in Michigan where someone who was a non citizen voted and their vote still counts

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/30/chinese-university-of-michigan-college-student-voted-presidential-election-michigan-china-benson/75936701007/

They are going to cheat for him. BlueKota Oct 30 #1
"I just hope our side has a plan to counteract their unconstitutional rulings." BumRushDaShow Oct 30 #2
I realize we have to do everything we can to get BlueKota Oct 30 #8
The SCOTUS generally upholds "states rights" which is a provision in the Constitution BumRushDaShow Oct 30 #15
So they were purged on day 90? LeftInTX Oct 30 #41
SCOTUSBlog has a better description of what was going on - BumRushDaShow Oct 30 #46
umm.Thanks for post. riversedge Oct 30 #64
Can valid voters appeal their removal? no_hypocrisy Oct 30 #3
Sort of MissMillie Oct 30 #27
Yes they can thatdemguy Oct 30 #35
In other words they need to re-register to vote on Election Day FakeNoose Oct 30 #65
WTF. What happened to States control elections. We are 6 days away from the general election, and the thugs on the JohnSJ Oct 30 #4
The case turned the interpretation and application of a federal law governing removal ofnames from a state's voter rolls onenote Oct 30 #18
I think you are giving this court the benefit of doubt. I will be JohnSJ Oct 30 #32
I said the Supreme Court's decision was indefensible. In what universe is that giving them the benefit of the doubt? onenote Oct 30 #44
Yes I did read it onenote, perhaps incorrectly, but based on the view that the court was properly brought into the case JohnSJ Oct 30 #47
They haven't "heard" the case yet. They've decided an emergency motion. onenote Oct 30 #49
Thanks. I don't think there is anyway the case will be heard before the election, and the only remedy for those purged JohnSJ Oct 30 #52
Correct. Which is one of several reasons it is an indefensible order. onenote Oct 30 #57
Thanks. Now I have a complete picture. JohnSJ Oct 30 #69
In many cases, the people being potentially removed indicated themselves they were not citizens MichMan Oct 30 #58
Then it isn't as straightforward as some of the OPs suggest. JohnSJ Oct 30 #70
It is no longer a stay, they are allowing the purge to continue. JohnSJ Oct 30 #39
It is a stay of the injunction ordered by the lower courts. onenote Oct 30 #45
Thanks. Appreciate the edification. JohnSJ Oct 30 #48
Not just men BlueKota Oct 30 #34
true, though her reasoning I think might be different than the men on that court. JohnSJ Oct 30 #38
Supreme Court allows Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations mahatmakanejeeves Oct 30 #5
While this isn't positive ScratchCat Oct 30 #6
So what's to stop them from doing 50K more tomorrow? IrishAfricanAmerican Oct 30 #42
Why didn't they do 50,000 before the ruling? onenote Oct 30 #50
Maybe they were testing the fences? IrishAfricanAmerican Oct 30 #68
These people weren't voting anyway at least the ones who stayed they couldn't vote underpants Oct 30 #60
It is time now to ignore the extreme six's illegal rulings. Clouds Passing Oct 30 #7
Who is going to ignore this ruling? The Virginia authorities that requested the ruling? onenote Oct 30 #51
I know they did, but I'm just sayin' I'm tired of their unlawful rulings. Clouds Passing Oct 30 #73
The Supreme Court has a 6-3 conservative majority. Its three liberal justices dissented from Wednesday's action. Dumpy Oct 30 #9
The only one old enough to consider retiring would be Thomas. oldsoftie Oct 30 #55
Expected FredGarvin Oct 30 #10
I don't trust they will allow a legitimate Harris win BlueKota Oct 30 #12
They have a major incentive to let Trump win Danascot Oct 30 #67
The order says all so called non citizens. So bluestarone Oct 30 #11
Good point. Maybe the order is more limited than the headline? nt wiggs Oct 30 #17
I guess IF i were from there and knew i was removed bluestarone Oct 30 #19
What can we do??? HagathaCrispy Oct 30 #13
Take a little solace in knowing MissMillie Oct 30 #25
These fuckers WILL install TFG bluestarone Oct 30 #14
I do to. BlueKota Oct 30 #20
Well, i still have some faith in our DU members that insist that it would be hard for THIS SC, IF bluestarone Oct 30 #21
There will be civil war if that happens HagathaCrispy Oct 30 #16
No. PSPS Oct 30 #56
What's the solution then BlueKota Oct 30 #72
Link to the Order: Ramsey Barner Oct 30 #22
Oh there is discussion alright. Just not with the people they are supposed to be discussing. It's called the fix. Hassin Bin Sober Oct 30 #40
harris is going to win et tu Oct 30 #23
I also think Harris will win. BlueKota Oct 30 #26
60 cases were heard following the last election. 59 were wins for the Dems. It was the same court we have now PortTack Oct 30 #33
Was Barrett involved in rejecting Trumps objections BlueKota Oct 30 #36
National Voter Registration Act SpankMe Oct 30 #24
roughly 2/3 of Alabama's illegal purge MissMillie Oct 30 #28
The Supreme Court MAY need protection! 3825-87867 Oct 30 #29
Why do they have to be removed now, today? LittleGirl Oct 30 #30
So, instead of determining if they are ineligible now, it would be better to let them vote and then throw them in jail ? MichMan Oct 30 #59
So out of 144ish million voters LittleGirl Oct 30 #71
Please explain how the checks and balances worked in the case I linked to? MichMan Oct 30 #75
Virginia has same day voter registration idahoblue Oct 30 #31
I was BRUTALLY HARASSED on another thread for asking the same questions asked here!!!! HagathaCrispy Oct 30 #37
You don't say! jfz9580m Oct 31 #77
SCOTUS actively supporting MAGA HereForTheParty Oct 30 #43
Fascist Shits Through And Through... MayReasonRule Oct 30 #53
Mark Elias can't fix this. gab13by13 Oct 30 #54
How does this affect us? Groundhawg Oct 30 #61
When the house reconvenes 1 Nov Farmer-Rick Oct 30 #62
@JoyceWhiteVance In a disgraceful departure from the so-called Purcell principle which SCOTUS uses to reject changes riversedge Oct 30 #63
Question: Will we be able to learn the detailed results of this purging? Gender, Party, precincts, ethnicity, Jit423 Oct 30 #66
It was youngkin demagogue to get attention with no basis by executive order to illegally purge 1600 Virgina voters. JohnSJ Oct 30 #74
If virginia has same day voter registration i dont see jow this is the biggest deal in practice ColinC Oct 30 #76
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