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Grins

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24. Don't get excited.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Aug 23, 2021, 11:36 PM

Aug 2021

Took forever to find out the court is Wake Superior Court. Not the state Supreme Court. The Party of Voter Suppression is going to appeal, so this has a ways to go.

Interesting that plaintiffs argued law went back to post reconstruction laws with the intent to block former slaves from voting - and the court agreed!

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BREAKING: NC Court just ordered LARGEST expansion of voting rights in NC since VRA of 1965. [View all] demmiblue Aug 2021 OP

a bit of good news in the face of NJCher Aug 2021 #1

+1 -K&R onetexan Aug 2021 #14

K & R . . . Lovie777 Aug 2021 #2

Somewhat premature FBaggins Aug 2021 #3

Good point. "NC Court" doesn't make this clear. But great so far. Hortensis Aug 2021 #4

The state supreme court is 4-3 blue FBaggins Aug 2021 #5

Oh well there goes that then....nt Fullduplexxx Aug 2021 #8

Thank you Traildogbob Aug 2021 #6

KnR MiHale Aug 2021 #7

I'm gob-smacked! BobTheSubgenius Aug 2021 #9

NC is not deep red moose65 Aug 2021 #12

As a fellow North Carolinian Jspur Aug 2021 #15

NC was once the most liberal state in the south Warpy Aug 2021 #10

After Virginia I would say NC is the most Jspur Aug 2021 #16

Well, parts of it, anyway Warpy Aug 2021 #17

I hope this bodes well for the senate seat in 2022. ananda Aug 2021 #11

It should...hopefully we can kick cawthorn to the curb too. He won by a very small margin PortTack Aug 2021 #13

That would be super good. ananda Aug 2021 #18

Rt TY! Cha Aug 2021 #19

This is how we defeat the Repukes' efforts to disenfranchise American voters FakeNoose Aug 2021 #20

Good news RayStar Aug 2021 #21

Finally some good news Dopers_Greed Aug 2021 #22

Wow Demovictory9 Aug 2021 #23

Don't get excited. Grins Aug 2021 #24