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elleng

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16. The CASE was brought by the Federal government:

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Reply #12)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 04:39 PM

Jun 2012

'A judge on Wednesday rejected a request by federal authorities to block Florida's contentious move to remove potentially ineligible voters from its rolls.

U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle said there was nothing in federal voting laws that prevent the state from identifying voters who may not be U.S. citizens even if it is close to the upcoming Aug. 14 election.'

You want it to be dismissed?

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More info: Judge refuses to block Florida voter purge. [View all] elleng Jun 2012 OP

And hopefully election supers will continue to ignore the purge nonsense...n/t monmouth Jun 2012 #1

Scott is a weasel. lpbk2713 Jun 2012 #2

Everyone but republicans can see this is voter suppression. I just hope and pray dems southernyankeebelle Jun 2012 #3

Not here in Florida: Freddie Stubbs Jun 2012 #5

Of course, the wording of the poll questions are CRITICAL! elleng Jun 2012 #7

That's what I mean. Republicans think its great idea. Dems think is voter suppression. southernyankeebelle Jun 2012 #9

The difference is, Dems can point to instances of qualified voters EFerrari Jun 2012 #13

I object, Your Honoring ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2012 #4

Appears to have assumed NO fact not in evidence. elleng Jun 2012 #6

What is the evidence that non-citizens are voting? EFerrari Jun 2012 #8

I know it is state-sponsored racism, elleng Jun 2012 #10

Maybe I don't understand. Doesn't that pre-suppose EFerrari Jun 2012 #11

And that IS ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2012 #12

I hope that judge at least got dinner out of it. n/t EFerrari Jun 2012 #14

The CASE was brought by the Federal government: elleng Jun 2012 #16

Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2012 #24

It assumes they MAY exist, elleng Jun 2012 #15

Then that assumption is faulty and should be challenged. EFerrari Jun 2012 #17

I agree that there is no voter fraud problem in this country, elleng Jun 2012 #18

So, is the problem in the way the Feds wrote the complaint? EFerrari Jun 2012 #19

Don't know; have to check. elleng Jun 2012 #20

I appreciate that, elleng, because it never would have occurred to me. n/t EFerrari Jun 2012 #21

FUNNIEST THING, EF! elleng Jun 2012 #22

LOL! EFerrari Jun 2012 #23

We all are, prolly! elleng Jun 2012 #26

Maybe the Judge should re-read the law in question ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2012 #25

I keep looking in my mailbox for mine. HockeyMom Jun 2012 #27