Another damaging ruling for democracy

[berg80]

5th Circuit Rules Texas Lawmakers Can Withhold Documents About Voter Suppression Law S.B. 1​

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, May 17, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s decision compelling four Republican members of the Texas Legislature — Sen. Bryan Hughes, Sen. Paul Bettencourt, Rep. Briscoe Cain and Rep. Andrew Murr — to produce nearly 300 documents related to Texas’ omnibus voter suppression law, Senate Bill 1. This decision stems from a lawsuit filed by multiple voting rights and civic organizations challenging S.B. 1 for violating the Voting Rights Act, Americans With Disabilities Act and U.S. Constitution.

Although these four Republican legislators are not defendants in the case, they were served with third-party subpoenas from four sets of plaintiffs (LULAC Texas, Texas AFT, Texas Alliance for Retired Americans and Voto Latino) seeking documents and communications that the plaintiffs believed would shed light on the legislative process surrounding S.B. 1.

This is not the only discovery issue ongoing in the 5th Circuit pertaining to Texas legislators: In a different federal lawsuit challenging the state’s maps drawn with 2020 census data, multiple sets of Republican legislators are fighting deposition and document subpoenas because they do not want to share how they drew the new districts.

5th Circuit Rules Texas Lawmakers Can Withhold Documents About Voter Suppression Law S.B. 1

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

Color me unsurprised that Repubs would rather keep secret the details of their efforts surrounding voter suppression and gerrymandering. "Democracy dies in darkness."

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

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Fuck "democracy"

Kill it.




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[Lesh]

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Fuck "democracy"

Kill it.




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Yep that’s how Republicans feel

 

[martybegan]

5th Circuit Rules Texas Lawmakers Can Withhold Documents About Voter Suppression Law S.B. 1​

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, May 17, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s decision compelling four Republican members of the Texas Legislature — Sen. Bryan Hughes, Sen. Paul Bettencourt, Rep. Briscoe Cain and Rep. Andrew Murr — to produce nearly 300 documents related to Texas’ omnibus voter suppression law, Senate Bill 1. This decision stems from a lawsuit filed by multiple voting rights and civic organizations challenging S.B. 1 for violating the Voting Rights Act, Americans With Disabilities Act and U.S. Constitution.

Although these four Republican legislators are not defendants in the case, they were served with third-party subpoenas from four sets of plaintiffs (LULAC Texas, Texas AFT, Texas Alliance for Retired Americans and Voto Latino) seeking documents and communications that the plaintiffs believed would shed light on the legislative process surrounding S.B. 1.

This is not the only discovery issue ongoing in the 5th Circuit pertaining to Texas legislators: In a different federal lawsuit challenging the state’s maps drawn with 2020 census data, multiple sets of Republican legislators are fighting deposition and document subpoenas because they do not want to share how they drew the new districts.

5th Circuit Rules Texas Lawmakers Can Withhold Documents About Voter Suppression Law S.B. 1

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

Color me unsurprised that Repubs would rather keep secret the details of their efforts surrounding voter suppression and gerrymandering. "Democracy dies in darkness."

A fishing expedition for lawfare gets quashed. Boo fucking hoo.

 

[martybegan]

Yep that’s how Republicans feel

Democracy is 51 people out of a hundred saying the property of the other 49 now belongs to the 51.

 

[1srelluc]

Although these four Republican legislators are not defendants in the case, they were served with third-party subpoenas from four sets of plaintiffs (LULAC Texas, Texas AFT, Texas Alliance for Retired Americans and Voto Latino) seeking documents and communications that the plaintiffs believed would shed light on the legislative process surrounding S.B. 1.

Sounds to me like they ruled against just the third party BS.....As well they should.....It's not NY.

 

[Oddball]

Purposefully vague.

As far as the moonbats are concerned, showing a ID to vote is "voter suppression".

 

[Theowl32]

5th Circuit Rules Texas Lawmakers Can Withhold Documents About Voter Suppression Law S.B. 1​

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, May 17, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s decision compelling four Republican members of the Texas Legislature — Sen. Bryan Hughes, Sen. Paul Bettencourt, Rep. Briscoe Cain and Rep. Andrew Murr — to produce nearly 300 documents related to Texas’ omnibus voter suppression law, Senate Bill 1. This decision stems from a lawsuit filed by multiple voting rights and civic organizations challenging S.B. 1 for violating the Voting Rights Act, Americans With Disabilities Act and U.S. Constitution.

Although these four Republican legislators are not defendants in the case, they were served with third-party subpoenas from four sets of plaintiffs (LULAC Texas, Texas AFT, Texas Alliance for Retired Americans and Voto Latino) seeking documents and communications that the plaintiffs believed would shed light on the legislative process surrounding S.B. 1.

This is not the only discovery issue ongoing in the 5th Circuit pertaining to Texas legislators: In a different federal lawsuit challenging the state’s maps drawn with 2020 census data, multiple sets of Republican legislators are fighting deposition and document subpoenas because they do not want to share how they drew the new districts.

5th Circuit Rules Texas Lawmakers Can Withhold Documents About Voter Suppression Law S.B. 1

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

Color me unsurprised that Repubs would rather keep secret the details of their efforts surrounding voter suppression and gerrymandering. "Democracy dies in darkness."

Hello idiot. This isn't supposed to be a democracy loser. Word doesn't appear in the Constitution nor Declaration of Independence. Your pathetic demogogues are pieces of shit. So are you.

 

[berg80]

A fishing expedition for lawfare gets quashed. Boo fucking hoo.

It's disappointing, but not surprising, how easily you dismiss investigations in to the undemocratic deeds of the GOP.

Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force, which includes the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, Mi Familia Vota, other groups and Texas voters challenging the state’s new redistricting plans drawn with 2020 census data. The complaint alleges that 1) the state’s congressional, legislative and board of education maps based on 2010 census data are unconstitutionally malapportioned in violation of the 14th Amendment and should be blocked from use in future elections and 2) the state’s current plans for new congressional, legislative and board of education maps based on 2020 census data intentionally dilute the voting strength of Latino communities in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The case was consolidated with eight others challenging Texas’ redistricting results, with this case being designated as the lead where future filings can be found. Litigation is ongoing, but the challenged maps will not be changed before the 2022 elections.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Yep that’s how Republicans feel

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Because Republicans were paying attention in civics class instead of snorting meth, like democrazies.

Or skipping the class entirely.




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[Orangecat]

Another damaging ruling for democracy​

There's a whole list of damaging rules for democracy. It's called "The Bill of Rights".

 

[Oddball]

A petty districting squabble that happens just about everywhere...

"DA END OF MUH MOCRACY!!!"

 

[martybegan]

It's disappointing, but not surprising, how easily you dismiss investigations in to the undemocratic deeds of the GOP.

Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force, which includes the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, Mi Familia Vota, other groups and Texas voters challenging the state’s new redistricting plans drawn with 2020 census data. The complaint alleges that 1) the state’s congressional, legislative and board of education maps based on 2010 census data are unconstitutionally malapportioned in violation of the 14th Amendment and should be blocked from use in future elections and 2) the state’s current plans for new congressional, legislative and board of education maps based on 2020 census data intentionally dilute the voting strength of Latino communities in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The case was consolidated with eight others challenging Texas’ redistricting results, with this case being designated as the lead where future filings can be found. Litigation is ongoing, but the challenged maps will not be changed before the 2022 elections.

Nothing but whining about redistricting for political reasons when Dems do the exact same things in other States.

Either you ban political districting entirely (impossible) or allow everyone to do it equally.

 

[Mac1958]

Yep that’s how Republicans feel

Yeah, they're becoming more open about it. Democracy no, dictatorship yes.

 

[martybegan]

Yeah, they're becoming more open about it. Democracy no, dictatorship yes.

Constitutional Republic yes.

How is it right one party can justify their gerrymandering using race (which is just a proxy for politics) and the other side doing it due to politics (which may align with race) is somehow unconstitutional, or just wrong?

 

[Oddball]

Constitutional Republic yes.

How is it right one party can justify their gerrymandering using race (which is just a proxy for politics) and the other side doing it due to politics (which may align with race) is somehow unconstitutional, or just wrong?

It's always (D)ifferent when they do it!

 

[Orangecat]

It's funny that "democracy" has become the rallying cry for useful idiots in this country.

 

[Lesh]

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Because Republicans were paying attention in civics class instead of snorting meth, like democrazies.

Or skipping the class entirely.




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Sorry but we are a Democracy. Not a pure democracy but one nonetheless.

Why do Republicans keep saying we are not?

Because they know that can not retain power in a democratic election.

 

[Lesh]

It's funny that "democracy" has become the rallying cry for useful idiots in this country.

It’s been the rallying cry of this nation for 250 years

 

[dblack]

Democracy is 51 people out of a hundred saying the property of the other 49 now belongs to the 51.

That's why it must be constitutionally limited. No one can be expected to consent to democratic government if the majority can literally fuck you blind.