Originally published at: DOJ Wants a Redo in Floundering Campaign to Seize Voter Data From the States - TPM – Talking Points Memo
After facing a series of setbacks and outright dismissals in its legal battle to try to seize sensitive voter data from multiple states throughout the country, the Justice Department is asking courts in 13 states for permission for a redo. For months now the Justice Department has been engaging in an overreach campaign, demanding sensitive…
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“Mulligans work in golf,” Trump regime lawyers argue.
“Why not here? It’ll look less illegal if we add legal stuff to our verbiage,” Todd Blanche said with a smirk and wink.
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“Fascism is a word my neighbors won’t use yet. They are following the law, they say, and the sirens are coming for someone else.” ― Charles Rafferty
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My advice to Harmeet Dillon: read the Constitution, learn what federalism is, look in a mirror and ask yourself whom you serve.
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How about a redo of the 2024 election?
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Just because Congress is kowtowing to Trump doesn’t mean the states will.
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DOJ Wants a Redo in Floundering Campaign to Seize Voter Data From the States
‘2 out of 3?’ he whined.
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In other words, we will ask them pretty please with a cherry on top. You can’t cure something that is totally illegal unless you send the new letter that say never mind.
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An “elaboration letter”??? What nonsense. Trying to create facts sufficient to support the original filing of a suit with an elaboration letter doesn’t cure any deficit in the pleadings. If DOJ doesn’t have the facts or the law to support their claim, then it must be tossed out of court.
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Oh, she knows who she serves. And it ain’t the people or the Constitution.
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After facing a series of setbacks and outright dismissals in its legal battle to try to seize sensitive voter data from multiple states throughout the country, the Justice Department is asking courts in 13 states for permission for a redo.
So far, the Trump administration’s voter data campaign has faced six losses in court, and no wins. Federal judges have dismissed cases in Oregon, California, Michigan, Massachusetts, and most recently as of Friday, in Rhode Island. A federal judge also dismissed a case in Georgia in January because the DOJ filed the lawsuit in the wrong city.
This series of failures led Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon to file nearly-identical notices in 13 states, asking federal courts for permission to send out new demand letters to the states’ election officials.
“…the United States requests that the Court provide leave for the United States to send Defendant a curing elaboration letter rather than dismiss on the merits to avoid unnecessary delay in resolution of the underlying legal issues,” Dhillon wrote in one of the notices this week.
Let me help the Judges with a draft response they can use:
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Dear State of (Fill-in),
Be advised, pursuant to the law as determined by the President, you must give us all your voter data. Why? How about "national security? Heard of that?
We are aware you are constitutionally charged with conducting elections. We’re not contesting your right to control your voters on election day. We’re interested in the people you register. We have reason to believe some of them may have had an abortion or missed church on Sunday.
Please send the data and include a check for $20 billion, the standard late fee.
Warning you with kindest regards,
The Department of Big Government Justice
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“Why? How about We Are the Boss of You!”
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Democrats could learn a thing or two from the gop. As in, never give up even when you’ve all but lost and even then.
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