BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds Ohio voter purge law
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STORY: Supreme Court upholds Ohio voter registration purge policy https://reut.rs/2JtnzB5 via
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Sotomayor's solo dissent reads like a call to arms for voting rights advocates: "Communities that are disproportionately affected by unnecessarily harsh registration laws should not tolerate efforts to marginalize their influence"pic.twitter.com/W3xFlZ4kwH
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In majority opinion, Alito's response to Sotomayor: "Justice Sotomayor's dissent says nothing about what is relevant in this case" and she has "not pointed to any evidence in the record that Ohio instituted or carried out its program with discriminatory intent."
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Note: no one said today's ruling was "narrow" as a result of it being 5-4
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As was explained when initially reported, the
#Ohio Secretary of State attempts multiple contacts with voters in question before culling the voter roster. If voters cannot respond to multiple requests, why should they remain on the rolls potentially to be exploited? - 1 more reply
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If you don't vote then why worry about this ruling. Next implement voter id and proof of residency.
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This isn't about law, it's about the conservative movement vs democracy. Every 5-4 ruling reveals this.
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One stolen seat was all it took to start changing the face of the nation via SCOTUS decisions that bend to the right.
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I hope Mitch McConnell doesn’t sleep again for the rest of his miserable life.
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