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sabra

(30,404 posts)
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 03:51 PM Nov 2020

Black Detroit voters sue Donald Trump over attempt to nullify their votes

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Source: MLive

The plaintiff has become the defendant, as a group of Black Detroiters and the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization have sued President Donald Trump over post-election efforts to nullify their votes.

The MWRO and Detroit voters Maureen Taylor, Nicole Hill and Teasha Jones are suing Trump and his campaign in U.S District Court for the District of Columbia for trying to disenfranchise voters in Detroit.

The plaintiffs are represented by NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund lawyers.

“Having unsuccessfully filed numerous unsuccessful lawsuits, defendants have now turned to a new strategy: Pressure state and local officials not to certify election results in key states and then have state legislatures override the will of the voters by installing President Trump’s slate of electors,” the plaintiffs argue.

Read more: https://www.mlive.com/politics/2020/11/black-detroit-voters-sue-donald-trump-over-attempt-to-nullify-their-votes.html?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mlive_sf&utm_source=twitter

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Black Detroit voters sue Donald Trump over attempt to nullify their votes (Original Post) sabra Nov 2020 OP
Good JustAnotherGen Nov 2020 #1
Yes! It's important to have the optics out on this. dreamland Nov 2020 #2
Bravo!!!!! SallyHemmings Nov 2020 #3
After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING Omaha Steve Nov 2020 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Omaha Steve Nov 2020 #5

JustAnotherGen

(31,780 posts)
1. Good
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 03:53 PM
Nov 2020

Trump has it coming

dreamland

(964 posts)
2. Yes! It's important to have the optics out on this.
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 03:57 PM
Nov 2020

This will set an official record as well as build awareness.

SallyHemmings

(1,819 posts)
3. Bravo!!!!!
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 04:12 PM
Nov 2020

Omaha Steve

(99,493 posts)
4. After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 08:14 PM
Nov 2020

Dupe. See the earlier post here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142633251

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