North Carolina Is Engaging in “Insane” Jim Crow–Style Voter Suppression, Says Federal Judge

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    U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs slammed an ongoing North Carolinian voter purge during a dramatic Wednesday hearing, telling county attorneys that she was “horrified” by the “insane” process by which voters could be removed from the rolls without their knowledge. “It almost looks like a cattle call, the way people are being purged,” Biggs said. “This sounds like something that was put together in 1901,” when the state used Jim Crow laws to prevent black citizens from casting a ballot.

    Biggs called a hearing after the NAACP sued several North Carolina counties for purging nearly 6,700 voters—most of them black Democrats—from the rolls. These purges were legal under a state law that permits any person to revoke any other person’s voting rights. The process is simple: An individual gathers mail that was returned as undeliverable, then challenges the voter registration of residents at those addresses. If those voters do not appear at a county board of elections or return a notarized form, their voting rights are nullified.

    In several North Carolina counties, Republican activists have used this process to revoke thousands of people’s voting rights at once, a majority of them minorities. But as the Justice Department noted in supporting the NAACP’s lawsuit, this process is illegal under federal law, which trumps state law when the two clash. Biggs indicated that she would halt the purges and restore purged voters’ rights under federal law but did not issue a ruling from the bench. Her decision is likely to come within the next few days.

    In recent weeks, the North Carolina voter purges have drawn nationwide outcry as the most explicit example of Republicans suppressing minority voting rights. Even President Barack Obama mentioned the purges while campaigning in the state on Wednesday. Obama told the story of 100-year-old Grace Bell Hardison, a black woman whom Republican activists attempted to purge from the voter rolls. “If you don’t vote,” he told supporters, “then you’ve done the work of those who would suppress your vote without them even having to lift a finger.”

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    On one hand I like the fact that there are election monitors coming to NC.
    On the other, Clinton has the DOJ on her payroll :biglaugh:


    Another question, why does NC have a state law that permits people to revoke others voting rights? That seems whack. Although maybe its there because they had a problem with fake registrations before?
     
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    I don't know the proper term for those who oversee voter registration.
    But it seems to me that those people in NC are quite lazy, giving too much power to the masses.
    Maybe I'm wrong, but seems very lazy to allow anyone to "challenge a place of residence".
     
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    It's not being lazy, it's stacking the deck to try and achieve a desired outcome.
     
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    Uh no, it's because they've had a problem since the 1970s with blacks trying to vote. You must be missing the point on purpose. Everyone know the post-Civil War history of the South, so SlyPokerDog's ignorance must be feigned.
     
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    Gear down big trucker. No need to insult people in discussion, all it does is show your true colors. Also, I myself didn't know there was such a problem in NC in the past, which is why I asked the question.
     
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    The republicans have to steal states somehow
     
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    Interesting. I think I've linked countless articles about Dem voter fraud. At least in this case it is within State law.
     
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    Umm, this seems perfectly logical. I would also send the person a letter to respond if they did not vote in the most recent election. Purge them if no response, without, regard to color, or remorse.

    I loose my library card on my birthday if I haven't used the library in the past year. There has to be a logical way to purge these rolls or they just grow illogically for ever.
     
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    You need to refurbish your schtick.
     
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    Sly changed my pronoun "your" to his own name. Apparently you complained to him. (He'll deny it.) Can you tell me exactly how I insulted you? Even if you took it as such, since when is criticism against the rules here? You have started at least 20 threads lately against Hillary or the Democrats. Yet you and Sly think you can escape being drawn into the responses.

    When I wrote the post, I considered 2 possibilities:
    1. You faked not knowing that the South has always legislated racism.
    2. SlyPokerDog is too dumb to know this.

    I decided to make the non-insulting assumption, 1. Would you and Sly prefer that I had argued 2 instead of 1?
     
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    I didn't complain actually. I honestly don't care that you insult me because it's just an internet forum. But, really there is no need for it.

    What does my threads have anything to do with your insulting people, didn't realize there's a thread count?

    I know you are smart enough to be able to respond to someone and present your evidence without insulting people.
     
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    No one complained to me. It was a personal insult so I changed it.
     
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    I didn't insult you. I PRAISED you for not being so dumb that you didn't know the South has always legislated racism. By saying you were a big faker, I was saying you aren't a retard. See? You should be thanking me for the compliment. I feel insulted that you think you can start 20 political threads in a week without taking any lip. I expect Sly to change all the pronouns in your posts to his own name from now on.
     
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    I'm not sure what response you want from me about the thread I started.
     
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    I can find about 20,000 posts in the history of this board which said the person being responded to was being disingenuous. I myself have often been accused of such, though my thoughts expressed herein are uniformly sincere. I request that you retroactively change all the posts that have ever accused me of being insincere, just as you did to my post above. And don't let it happen again. You yourself have often committed the sin against me. Have I ever complained?
     
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    Breaking News! SlyPokerDog is a big faker! He's not really a dog.
     
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