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B.See

(8,668 posts)
Sat Jul 20, 2024, 10:21 AM Jul 2024

The good ol boy KKangaroo Kourt of the 5th strikes again

FEDERAL COURT RULING MAINTAINS LIFETIME VOTING BAN FOR MISSISSIPPI FELONS- Blackenterprise

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Tens of thousands of Mississippi residents will continue to be affected by a lifetime voting ban on those with felony convictions.

On July 18, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a 2023 ruling dismantling Mississippi’s harsh lifetime voting ban.

As the nation’s most conservative federal appeals court, civil rights advocates knew the moment could happen despite a shocking ruling made by a three-judge panel that deemed the no voting for life penalty as a “cruel and unusual punishment.”



How bout that. And just in time for the election.

JIM CROW, alive and well, in Trump's fascist America.
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The good ol boy KKangaroo Kourt of the 5th strikes again (Original Post) B.See Jul 2024 OP
These judges should read the constitution and only be jimfields33 Jul 2024 #1
The reason WHY these ultra-right extremist judges are there in the FIRST place is to bend law to their will. B.See Jul 2024 #2
 

jimfields33

(19,382 posts)
1. These judges should read the constitution and only be
Sat Jul 20, 2024, 10:23 AM
Jul 2024

Last edited Sun Jul 21, 2024, 06:38 AM - Edit history (1)

allowed to decide by that document only. No personal thoughts whatsoever.

B.See

(8,668 posts)
2. The reason WHY these ultra-right extremist judges are there in the FIRST place is to bend law to their will.
Sun Jul 21, 2024, 12:13 AM
Jul 2024

and enshrine far right and conservative ideology as the LAW OF THE LAND.

This has LONG been the plan.

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