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brooklynite

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24. Yes and no...
Fri Jun 11, 2021, 09:11 PM
Jun 2021

The Constitution grants States the absolute right to decide how Electors for President are selected.

Is CNN or MSNBC covering it live? hlthe2b Jun 2021 #1
It's on MSNBC now n/t malaise Jun 2021 #9
How can the DOJ secure voting rights when Congress can't? Nt Fiendish Thingy Jun 2021 #2
yeah qazplm135 Jun 2021 #4
Law suits to over turn laws being past? zaj Jun 2021 #5
because it was Congress which afforded the agency those oversight responsibilities bigtree Jun 2021 #6
Because DOJ has enforcement powers Congress doesn't have StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #13
But DOJ can only enforce laws already passed, and more importantly, upheld by SCOTUS Fiendish Thingy Jun 2021 #17
Yes StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #18
Will the courts allow suits to proceed for laws not yet implemented? Fiendish Thingy Jun 2021 #21
Yes - Injunctive relief is possible StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #22
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2021 #3
Voting is considered a civil right and protected by the constitution PortTack Jun 2021 #7
Yes and no... brooklynite Jun 2021 #23
They can decide how they are selected, but not the actual selection of said electors PortTack Jun 2021 #25
That assumes that the State has authorized a vote for Electors by the public.... brooklynite Jun 2021 #27
If they do not authorize electors, then they are in jeopardy of losing having their votes count PortTack Jun 2021 #29
You miss the point... brooklynite Jun 2021 #30
Yes and no... brooklynite Jun 2021 #24
K; R CatWoman Jun 2021 #8
Garland said he's going to double the amount of lawyers in our Civil Rights division! MoonRiver Jun 2021 #10
Hope to see him come out firing on all cylinders on this!! bearsfootball516 Jun 2021 #11
DoJ can only go so far... Federal Courts and eventually SCOTUS will have the final say. WarGamer Jun 2021 #12
what worries me is most of these laws are DOA at the Federal courts, but NOT necessarily SCOTUS Takket Jun 2021 #15
Federal Courts are different after the Trump Court stuffing. WarGamer Jun 2021 #16
Different, but not completely lost, as we saw in the aftermath of the election StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #19
61 cases...60 either thrown out or ruled against following the election, even with frump appointed PortTack Jun 2021 #26
yeah but we're talking about Voter Rights investigations led by the DoJ WarGamer Jun 2021 #28
Well, that's a start. I'm waiting impatiently for bigger news. Goodheart Jun 2021 #14
What do you mean by "plan for accountability"? StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #20
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