Legalize As A Second Language

[Flanders]

Even when the SCOTUS refuses to hear a case they are wrong:

Monday’s big election law news came from the Supreme Court’s penultimate decision of the term upholding Arizona’s congressional districts.

But before handing down its last three decisions, the court made voting-rights advocates happy by deciding not to review a different election case.

“Arizona citizens can continue to participate in voter registration drives without worrying about not having proof of citizenship documents,” Shirley Sandelands, of the League of Women Voters of Arizona, said in a statement Monday.​

Lawyers on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals said that illegal aliens could vote.

To paraphrase Mark Twain: There are lies, damned lies, and legalize.

legalize (verb, transitive)
legalized, legalizing, legalizes

To make legal or lawful; authorize or sanction by law.

legalization (noun)​

Legalize should be listed as a foreign language; so I’ll translate the best lawyers in the country to the best of my abilities for readers who do not speak a second language.

The lawyers on the High Court said “We can’t call lawyers on the Circuit Court liars on something as important as criminals telling the truth when we agree with them; so we’ll ignore the issue altogether.”

By not hearing the case, the Supreme Court effectively upheld the decision of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled against Arizona and Kansas in November 2014, saying the EAC did not have to modify its form to meet state laws. Under the federal form, would-be voters need only swear under penalty of perjury that they are citizens.

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[Wake]

The name for the concept you're bringing about is misplaced. 'Legalize' as a language would be confused too often for the main word legalize, causing problems down the line.

'Legalese.'

Done.

 

[Flanders]

The name for the concept you're bringing about is misplaced. 'Legalize' as a language would be confused too often for the main word legalize, causing problems down the line.

'Legalese.'

Done.

To Wake: I thought the definition of legalize said it better. In any event informed readers would arrive at legalese on their own as did you.

 

[Flanders]

Ginsburg flipped Americans a double-bird.

1. Register.

2. Vote.

Supremes: citizenship not necessary for voter registration

Supremes citizenship not necessary for voter registration​