Breaking: Florida Governor Rick Scott Announces Florida Will Sue Obama Administration Over Vot Purge

[Stuart G]

Source: Think Progresss

By Judd Legum on Jun 11, 2012 at 4:29 pm

During an appearance on Fox News Monday afternoon, Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) announced that the state will sue the Department of Homeland Security to obtain access to a database that it believes will provide more accurate information on the citizenship status of Florida voters.

“The Florida’s Secretary of State office wil be filing a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security to give us that database,” Scott said. “We want to have fair, honest elections in our state and so we have been put in a position that we have to sue the federal government to get this information.” The move comes after Scott disregarded a request from the Department of Justice on Wednesday to abandon efforts to purge eligible voters


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This Asshole never stops...He makes me sick with this. So much has been said that vote fraud has not been a problem, but
Scott will use it forever..as will all the Republican Pukes..

[Botany]

1. What he really is saying

“We want to have fair, honest elections in our state and so we have been put in a position
.... so we have to stop the democrats from voting."

[Blue_Tires]

11. also he's saying

"I want a detailed treasure trove of personal info for all the state's voters, but I'm too cheap to buy it, and too lazy to have my own state workers compile it...

[Rosa Luxemburg]

27. You may be right!

[Woody Woodpecker]

2. That will require a $100 million bond

And you lose it if you lose the case.

State of Florida can get it from their right-wing billionaries if they really believe that the purge is good for Florida.

The $100 million will then be disbursed to the poor of the State of Florida, individually.

[abelenkpe]

3. good use of taxpayer money there

I mean hell, we wouldn't want to waste it educating kids or caring for the disabled or elderly.

[Stuart G]

8. Scott doesn't give a damn about anyone but himself..

So this lawsuit looks like a particularly aggressive position to get the info that Republican Election Supervisors say
they need. They will not move forward, publically rebuking the asshole, but he doubles down, like they all do, so he does not
look foolish to all. He doesn't care about a waste of money, as long as he can waste it his way. Not on education..

[onehandle]

4. Alien batboy filth.

[Bjorn Against]

25. Oh my God he really does look like Bat Boy

Thanks, I am never going to be able to get that image out of my head now.

[flamingdem]

49. Is this a Florida Face Eater?

Looks like he's hungry and insane so..

[DonCoquixote]

5. OOOOOK

So does this mean that the SCOTUS is going to hand them this?

[Tippy]

48. Well they did it in 2000...why not again

I really don't know how they can sleep at night...what do these people do with their conscience?

[msongs]

6. then again, a great PR opportunity for the feds and dems to hilight repub actions nt

[deathrind]

7. How...

Did Fl ever elect this guy after his dubious actions at HCA. Amazing

[1monster]

17. Polls up until election day: Alex Sink over Voldemort by 5%. Elections results at the end of the

day: Voldemort beats Alex Sink by 5%.

Easily. Just swap the names and Voldemort wins...

[RKP5637]

9. Another fucken stupid governor. No wonder the US is so screwed up with

clowns like this in charge.

[Dont call me Shirley]

10. With all this purging, Rick Scott must be bulemic.

[DFW]

12. What is the penalty for perjury in Florida?

If Scott testifies under oath that “We want to have fair, honest elections in our state," then he is guilty of perjury.

Bring him on. Let him talk (under oath), Then, convict him and lock him away.

[amerciti001]

28. The penalty in Florida for perjury...

is the degree of the perjured statement. In fact anywhere from a misdemeanor of the first degree to a felony of the second degree. Links are below:

http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2011/Chapter837

http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2011/837.021

http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2011/837.012

[Iliyah]

13. He will change his mind

if the Homeland Security list proves that majority on the list are repugs huh.

Like many GOPPERS now in office - insane. Are these goppers taking medications?

[HooptieWagon]

20. The DHS list couldnt possibly contain Rs or Ds.

It is a list of green card holders and legally resident aliens. It doesnt have enough info to determine voter eligibility, which is why it wasnt provided to the State of Florida.

[think]

14. Florida should purge itself of one major medicare fraudster

[OKNancy]

15. LOL - and FLorida is getting sued right back

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014141381

[HockeyMom]

16. Maybe I should tell the person I know who doesn't live in Florida anymore

and is STILL eligible to vote in Florida, to vote by absentee ballot, AND in the state where they now live.

Illegal, NON-CITIZEN? Nope just the STUPIDITY of Rick Scott regarding people moving OUT of Florida, and assuming they still do. Imagine all the issues with SNOWBIRDS?

[Baitball Blogger]

19. I bet you he's freaking out because he knows this is the way Walker won in Wisconsin!

With alot of Republicans double-dipping in two states!

[Baitball Blogger]

18. Let the petitions begin!

Let's start signing something to show how unpopular Rick Scott is!

[amerciti001]

30. We in the state of Florida already has...

it's called "Pink Slip Rick", http://www.pinksliprick.com/

[dotymed]

52. Sadly, it didn't help the people of WI.

IF the DOJ ( lol...what bullshit) were in the least bit interested, they could prove that the Walker recall election was "fixed." Really, when you have more people who signed a petition for his recall than voted for him in the first place...
I have seriously been thinking about writing a "primer" for American children. They have no idea of what America used to stand for. Now (even with crime being at it's lowest levels since the 1950's) America has 5%of the worlds population and 25% of the worlds prisoners. They should be taught how to survive in this (not) brave, new, corporate country. Perhaps they could even let their parents read it.
Even though America stood for valiant ideals, we never realized them. Now, the corporatism that is "our" political system, guarantees that we never will realize the freedom that we once stood for. Fortunately, the older nations have citizens that have endured centuries of serfdom and caste systems, etc. and they became tough enough to seize and demand their rights.
From "the great experiment" to the boil on the ass of humanity, American exceptionalism.

[Baitball Blogger]

53. It certainly smells.

Do not give up hope. I'd like to believe we have them on the run.

[Baitball Blogger]

21. Let the Games begin!

Let's find out how many Republican are double-dipping in two different states!

[SunSeeker]

22. Can't wait until the feds depose Scott in this dumbass lawsuit!

[HooptieWagon]

24. +1000

[HooptieWagon]

23. Yet another frivolous lawsuit.by the idiot gov.

What a douchebag.

[L0oniX]

26. “We want to have fair, honest elections..." Well Scott, if it was fair you wouldn't be gov.

F*cking psychopath!

[amerciti001]

31. Right...

because it is said that he-(Ricky boy Scott)-put up or lets say more like -invested- 70 million of his own $money$ to buy the governorship here in the state. Once a Crook, always a Crook

[perdita9]

29. What do people in Florida think of their governor?

Do they support this ideologue trying to remove minorities and democrats from the rolls? What does the Florida media have to say about it?

It's all well and good for me to get outraged in Pennsylvania, but ultimately the Florida voters will either endorse or reject this action.

[HooptieWagon]

33. Let me put it this way...

At his lowest popularity, Scott Walker had a 41% approval rating. A rating that high would.be a breakthrough for Rick Scott. His numbers have ranged from the mid twenties to mid thirties, currently 31%. If hes not the least popular governor, then I dont know who is.

[Dawson Leery]

32. Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson knew how to deal with this type of problem.

[CTyankee]

34. Send in the 101st Airborne if they get antsy. Just stop this stupid shit.

Enough is enough. SHUT THIS DOWN.

[SoutherDem]

35. I heard either 2 or 4 cases of voter fraud has occurred in Florida

but dozens if not hundreds have already been proven to be legal voter who were being purged. Now. that is what I call a fair election.

[NoMoreWarNow]

36. bring it on, asshole

god, he is disgusting

[12ZTR]

37. Waste

Let him cost the Republic party Teabaggers more tax dollars.

[Thinkingabout]

38. What is wrong with e-verify?

It would be interesting if we knewthe ratio of d to r.

[HooptieWagon]

39. Aliens cant register to vote, so e-verify wont have that data.

The Feds list might have a name match, but not be able to determine which "Juan Sanchez". So the state will purge anyone by that name, as they did in 2000 with the alleged felons list.

[They_Live]

40. Obama should file a civil suit against Scott

for wasting everyone's time and being a total pain in the ass.

[ailsagirl]

41. He's making a public spectacle of himself

Good. More evidence what an over-the-top extremist, belligerent, psychotic bastard he really is!!!

[Phlem]

42. I've got my beer,

Let's see the show!



-p

[just1voice]

43. Dept. of Justice should immediately arrest Scott or STFU

The Dept. of Justice said he violated the Voting Rights Act in their recent letter to him but the Dept. doesn't say what any penalty is. With no penalties and no repercussions, what's to stop any governor from breaking the law?

[DallasNE]

44. Scott Needs To Stop Digging

Unless Florida uses Social Security number for the match I don't see how they can use this data. Address data is out of date. Name and date of birth will produce duplicate matches. Unless a database is built specifically to support a function you end up with garbage in, garbage out. That is the first rule of database design. Besides, Scott has never answered why they are not revising the voter registration procedures if they are allowing ineligible people to get on the voter rolls because that is where the problem would reside.

As it is, it is the wrong solution for the wrong problem using the wrong methodology. Lastly, how much is this going to cost the taxpayers of Florida. Not only will they have to bear the cost of this suit, they will have to reimburse the federal government for their expenses when they lose the lawsuit, as they surely will. Scott will come out of this with egg on his face, big time.

[HooptieWagon]

45. Anyone of a rational mind will view Scott

as a blustering tin-pot dictator, like lil Kim. The teabaggers will view him as a hero.

[SkatmanRoth]

46. Scott wants fair and honest and he expects to get it from Department of Homeland Security?

Would that be the same Department of Homeland Security that has created a no fly list that contains infants and children?

[rickford66]

47. What would the reThuglicans do ?

We have to thhink like them. The Obama administration should do the following:

1. Advise the Florida governor that he can have all citizenship data available for all current Florida residents. So please supply all these names, their current addresses, social security numbers, height, weight, skin color, mother's maiden name, gender, etc etc.

2. Advise that the US database search costs for one person to work full time to do the research will be billed to Florida in advance. Hopefully this person could be done checking 300 million plus records in a few years.

3. The results will be supplied by hard copy, one sheet per record, delivered one at a time by armored truck, expense paid for by Florida in advance.

4. All Florida officials must submit to a drug test. Why not?

5. If it is determined that Florida officials withheld names, like for instance registered Republicans, the whole process will start over and Florida will be billed again.

Hey, if they have nothing to hide .......

[flamingdem]

50. Now what?

Can they control this cretin and stop the purges?

[lunatica]

51. Now that Scott Walker won they will never stop

That's the lesson they get. Get all that free money and never stop breaking the country. That's the lesson we know they took from the recall criminals.