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BGOL midterms 2022. It begins. Booker says Blacks MUST VOTE
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She already said Black people aren't a huge enough number of the population to give a damn about.
#ohswell
Interesting
Not a good look.
At all.
At all.
white women protect WS. We'll see how this plays out.
Florida Republicans targeted Black voters, justice department says in filing
Florida Republicans intentionally targeted Black voters when they enacted new voting restrictions last year, the justice department said in a court filing on Wednesday.
The department told a federal appellate court that a lower court had correctly evaluated claims of racial discrimination when it came to Florida’s new law. In March, US District Judge Mark Walker blocked new restrictions on the availability of absentee ballot drop boxes, regulations for third party voter registration groups, and a ban on providing food and water to people standing in line to vote. The US court of appeals for the 11th circuit paused that ruling earlier this year while it considers an appeal from Florida officials.
The justice department’s allegation of racial discrimination is significant because the agency carefully chooses when to get involved in voting dispute litigations filed by private plaintiffs, and the department’s voice carries significant credibility in court. After going largely quiet under Donald Trump, the justice department’s voting section has filed challenges to voting laws in Georgia, Texas and Arizona, in addition to filing several briefs in other voting disputes.
An argument in support of a finding of racial discrimination offers a significant legal boost to challengers of the case, though the challenge to the law faces an uphill battle at the deeply-conservative 11th circuit.
The justice department said it agreed with the court’s findings that Florida lawmakers enacted those provisions knowing they would harm Black voters after the 2020 election in which turnout surged. The Florida law, the department said, violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits racial discrimination in voting practices.
“The district court’s core factual findings are that, in the face of surging turnout in the 2020 election, the Florida Legislature responded by enacting provisions that impose disparate burdens on Black voters,” DoJ lawyers wrote in their brief. “Which were chosen precisely because of those burdens to secure a partisan advantage. The court’s findings of discriminatory intent are a permissible view of the record based on the entirety of the evidence.”
Florida lawyers dispute that the law is racially discriminatory.
“Facially neutral laws regulating drop boxes for vote-by-mail ballots, the return of voter registration forms, and activity at or near a polling place fall squarely within the state’s power to manage “[t]he time, places and manner of holding elections”, lawyers representing the Florida secretary of state and attorney general wrote in a brief to the 11th circuit.
“In concluding otherwise, the district court focused on the distant past and disparities rooted in evidence that was “limited,” “unclear,” “not necessarily representative,” and “not statistically significant.”’
In his March ruling, Walker also took the unusual step of saying the risk of racial discrimination was so severe, Florida needed to get approval from a federal court for the next decade moving for changes in its voting law. The 11th circuit also blocked that portion of his ruling while considering appeal.
The justice department declined to weigh in on whether that remedy was needed, but suggested seeking further clarification from Walker.
www.theguardian.com
Florida Republicans intentionally targeted Black voters when they enacted new voting restrictions last year, the justice department said in a court filing on Wednesday.
The department told a federal appellate court that a lower court had correctly evaluated claims of racial discrimination when it came to Florida’s new law. In March, US District Judge Mark Walker blocked new restrictions on the availability of absentee ballot drop boxes, regulations for third party voter registration groups, and a ban on providing food and water to people standing in line to vote. The US court of appeals for the 11th circuit paused that ruling earlier this year while it considers an appeal from Florida officials.
The justice department’s allegation of racial discrimination is significant because the agency carefully chooses when to get involved in voting dispute litigations filed by private plaintiffs, and the department’s voice carries significant credibility in court. After going largely quiet under Donald Trump, the justice department’s voting section has filed challenges to voting laws in Georgia, Texas and Arizona, in addition to filing several briefs in other voting disputes.
An argument in support of a finding of racial discrimination offers a significant legal boost to challengers of the case, though the challenge to the law faces an uphill battle at the deeply-conservative 11th circuit.
The justice department said it agreed with the court’s findings that Florida lawmakers enacted those provisions knowing they would harm Black voters after the 2020 election in which turnout surged. The Florida law, the department said, violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits racial discrimination in voting practices.
“The district court’s core factual findings are that, in the face of surging turnout in the 2020 election, the Florida Legislature responded by enacting provisions that impose disparate burdens on Black voters,” DoJ lawyers wrote in their brief. “Which were chosen precisely because of those burdens to secure a partisan advantage. The court’s findings of discriminatory intent are a permissible view of the record based on the entirety of the evidence.”
Florida lawyers dispute that the law is racially discriminatory.
“Facially neutral laws regulating drop boxes for vote-by-mail ballots, the return of voter registration forms, and activity at or near a polling place fall squarely within the state’s power to manage “[t]he time, places and manner of holding elections”, lawyers representing the Florida secretary of state and attorney general wrote in a brief to the 11th circuit.
“In concluding otherwise, the district court focused on the distant past and disparities rooted in evidence that was “limited,” “unclear,” “not necessarily representative,” and “not statistically significant.”’
In his March ruling, Walker also took the unusual step of saying the risk of racial discrimination was so severe, Florida needed to get approval from a federal court for the next decade moving for changes in its voting law. The 11th circuit also blocked that portion of his ruling while considering appeal.
The justice department declined to weigh in on whether that remedy was needed, but suggested seeking further clarification from Walker.
Florida Republicans targeted Black voters, justice department says in filing
The agency claims the restrictions, including a ban on providing water and food to those lining up to vote, are racially motivated
Florida Republicans targeted Black voters, justice department says in filing
Florida Republicans intentionally targeted Black voters when they enacted new voting restrictions last year, the justice department said in a court filing on Wednesday.
The department told a federal appellate court that a lower court had correctly evaluated claims of racial discrimination when it came to Florida’s new law. In March, US District Judge Mark Walker blocked new restrictions on the availability of absentee ballot drop boxes, regulations for third party voter registration groups, and a ban on providing food and water to people standing in line to vote. The US court of appeals for the 11th circuit paused that ruling earlier this year while it considers an appeal from Florida officials.
The justice department’s allegation of racial discrimination is significant because the agency carefully chooses when to get involved in voting dispute litigations filed by private plaintiffs, and the department’s voice carries significant credibility in court. After going largely quiet under Donald Trump, the justice department’s voting section has filed challenges to voting laws in Georgia, Texas and Arizona, in addition to filing several briefs in other voting disputes.
An argument in support of a finding of racial discrimination offers a significant legal boost to challengers of the case, though the challenge to the law faces an uphill battle at the deeply-conservative 11th circuit.
The justice department said it agreed with the court’s findings that Florida lawmakers enacted those provisions knowing they would harm Black voters after the 2020 election in which turnout surged. The Florida law, the department said, violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits racial discrimination in voting practices.
“The district court’s core factual findings are that, in the face of surging turnout in the 2020 election, the Florida Legislature responded by enacting provisions that impose disparate burdens on Black voters,” DoJ lawyers wrote in their brief. “Which were chosen precisely because of those burdens to secure a partisan advantage. The court’s findings of discriminatory intent are a permissible view of the record based on the entirety of the evidence.”
Florida lawyers dispute that the law is racially discriminatory.
“Facially neutral laws regulating drop boxes for vote-by-mail ballots, the return of voter registration forms, and activity at or near a polling place fall squarely within the state’s power to manage “[t]he time, places and manner of holding elections”, lawyers representing the Florida secretary of state and attorney general wrote in a brief to the 11th circuit.
“In concluding otherwise, the district court focused on the distant past and disparities rooted in evidence that was “limited,” “unclear,” “not necessarily representative,” and “not statistically significant.”’
In his March ruling, Walker also took the unusual step of saying the risk of racial discrimination was so severe, Florida needed to get approval from a federal court for the next decade moving for changes in its voting law. The 11th circuit also blocked that portion of his ruling while considering appeal.
The justice department declined to weigh in on whether that remedy was needed, but suggested seeking further clarification from Walker.
Florida Republicans targeted Black voters, justice department says in filing
The agency claims the restrictions, including a ban on providing water and food to those lining up to vote, are racially motivated
Interesting
You people always said stop asking for tangibles in politics and just vote!
How's this any different?
the sarcastic eyeroll suggests you're joking but the hmmm gif suggests you're serious...both together combined with that question suggests you're a moron.Interesting
You people always said stop asking for tangibles in politics and just vote!
How's this any different?
Not a damn thing
Interesting
Republicans have fucked themselves for years.
My whole take on it if you don't vote then don't complain when these Republicans do all what they say they will do if they win. 45 gave them courage to do all their racist shit in the open now with no fucks given about who doesn't like it, and evey poor and uneducated cacs that thinks their one of them will have their wake up moment as while.
^^^
Shill talk talk
Shill talk talk
And you offer nothing but crickets. Unless criticizing Democrats is offering a solution to this "problem". I'd love to see this same energy if republicans are in charge. I'm sure Black americans are going to be showered with "tangibles" that only affect Black americans if republicans return to power.
"But Black americans don't vote for republicans, so who cares."
Back to empty tweets that offer nothing but criticism for Democrats. Have you offered a third party option that actually has the Black agenda #1 as a priority? Also this option has to have a chance to get elected...wherever. @Soul On Ice Do you have a 3rd party option with a chance of winning? Who should we be backing?
What's your opinion then, just stating what has been said over and over on here already, or did I just hit a nerve.
Nah at least make them people earn your vote is the mantraWhat's your opinion then, just stating what has been said over and over on here already, or did I just hit a nerve.
I hear you on that, but what do we do with this damn if you do and damn if you don't system.
I don't think we should continue to do the same thing as we've always done.
I can tell you that much.
Emptiest statement ever typed. Did you come up with that strategy all on your own? Black america should be thriving soon.
Black voters; "What should we do?"
Soul On Ice; "Not the same thing we always do."
Black voters; "Okay. But what should we actually do?"
Soul On Ice; "Um, not the same thing we always do."
get these politicians to actually do shit breh.
Just "don't be evil like the republicans" does NOTHING to improve my peoples plight.
I cant believe that's hard to understand.
Once again you bring nothing. How do you get politicians to "actually do shit" that affects only Black americans? Threaten to not vote for them? And if they lose to the opposite side. Do you get the opposite side to "do shit" to improve your people's plight?
Or are you confident that not voting for the Democrat will have learned them a lesson & they'll promise to "actually do shit" that affects Black americans.
Once they're back in office what's stopping them from delivering empty promises? So back to my original question. How do you get politicians to "actually do shit" that only benefit Black americans?
how do those things not affect black people??
What does this tweet have to do with any of the questions asked? Are you so devoid of substance that you can't even follow up your thought on getting politicians to "actually do shit". I didn't type that, you did.
Your words are empty, the tweets you post are transparent. You can't even follow up a lame unoriginal platitude. You don't give a shit about "your people's plight". You just love pointing out that Democrats target a wide audience while relying on Black votes. As if that's some mind blowing revelation.
Would you like to provide a blueprint as to how Black americans can get their plight addressed by any politicians?
You're a gay man who immigrated from Haiti and don't have a valid ID prolly.
I expect you to "not get it".
so the rest of those things things dont help straight black men??? And of course forget the black woman right?? I expect a moron like you to cherry pick shit.
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