They are asking the same four justices who gutted the Voting Rights Act and approved Citizens United to stop voter intimidation by Rethuglicans? Surely you jest.
Sounds like a bit of a non-starter. Still, you’ve got to admire either their optimism or their sense of humor. I’m not sure which.
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I believe it’s sense of humor.
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Get it on the record. Not everyone will rewrite our history.
This probably has been covered in earlier threads, but aren’t the Republicans making an absurd, and self-defeating argument?
Original Case
- Democrats: Republicans are illegally harassing and intimidating voters
- Republicans: ARE NOT!
- Court: Alright, here’s a TRO: Republicans don’t illegally harass or intimidate voters (which you say you weren’t doing anyhow so no problem, right?)
Appeal
- Republicans: Hey we want to be able to illegally harass or intimidate voters like we said we were never doing in the first place! Stay the TRO!
- Democrats: …? Uh, no you should not be able to illegally harass or intimidate voters.
- Court: Sure, Republicans, we’ll stay the TRO. Get your illegal intimidation on.
SCOTUS Appeal
- Democrats: Seriously, they should not be allowed to illegally intimidate voters. This should not even be an argument! They are literally arguing that they should be able to harass and intimidate voters! We feel like we’re taking crazy pills!