"Clear and brazen attack": Federal judge torches "Florida's latest assault on the right to vote"
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
A federal judge on Monday blocked a provision of a recently enacted Florida law targeting migrants to the United States that the ACLU dubbed a "clear and brazen attack on civic participation in our democracy."
S.B. 7050, signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in May, would have allowed the government to fine community organizations $50,000 for every noncitizen person who collected or submitted voter registration forms for the group, even if the individuals were legally authorized to work in the United Stat
Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, who presides over the Northern District of Florida, blocked the provision in a58-page order, calling it "Florida's latest assault on the right to vote" and asserting that the provision would have "substantially interrupted" organizations' community outreach efforts.
"Tomorrow, Floridians across the state will commemorate our nation's birthday," Walker wrote. "They will endure the heat of the Florida summer to celebrate the Fourth of July with family and friends at barbecues and picnics. They will gather with their communities at public parks for music and fireworks. They will cheer and sweat at parades and block parties. And amid these patriotic festivities, some may feel moved, for the first time, to embrace their solemn privilege as citizens by registering to vote."
"That's where plaintiffs come in," the judge continued, highlighting the testimony of Veronica Herrera-Lucha, a permanent resident who is the Florida state field director for nonprofit voter registration group,Mi Vecino
"Absent the challenged provisions at issue in these cases, individuals like Ms. Herrera-Lucha and [third-party voter registration organizations] like the Florida NAACP and Hispanic Federation would be engaging with their communities and registering new voters," Walker wrote. "Ms. Herrera-Lucha, a noncitizen who, herself, lacks the right to vote, has spent years registering and encouraging citizens to exercise that solemn right. She may, at least for now, continue to do so and add more voices to the millions of others singing a more perfect union into existence."
The president and CEO of the Hispanic Federation, Frankie Miranda, heralded Walker's decision for confirming "what we knew from the very beginning: Florida's latest voter registration law was unconstitutional and served no other purpose than to silence our communities."
"This ruling is a win for all Floridians—especially for underrepresented communities who rely on nonpartisan organizations like us to help make their voices heard," Miranda said. "We applaud this ruling, and will not rest until everyone's right to participate in our democracy is protected."
The Hispanic Federation was one of several community groups that sued the state over the provision, which was part of the governor and the Republican-led legislature's broader voting restrictions. The law also includes provisions that place restrictions on mail-in voting and allow DeSantis to run for president without having to resign as Florida's governor.
In his Monday order, Walker admonished the state's political leaders for their alleged difficulty governing "within the bounds set by the United States Constitution."
"When state government power threatens to spread beyond constitutional bounds and reduce individual rights to ashes, the federal judiciary stands as a firewall," Walker added. "The Free State of Florida is simply not free to exceed the bounds of the United States Constitution."
Daniel Tilley, the ACLU of Florida's legal director, praised Walker's ruling in a statement, saying that it "fortifies the idea that all Floridians have a right to participate in building a stronger democracy through civic engagement."
"While this is a step in the right direction, our work is not finished," Tilley said. "People in our communities, including noncitizens, work tirelessly to assist in voter registration efforts to empower Floridians to vote on issues that impact their daily lives. We applaud the court's decision, but we must ensure this harmful law is struck down altogether."
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Things are not going well for DeSantis in the courts.
Or in his presidential campaign.
Indeed, the presidential campaign is floundering.
I read a report/poll the other day that shows how DeSantis is losing Hispanic support and his unfavorable rating is quite high.
zero situational awareness...
free and fair elections, as long as you're white xtian conservatives...
That sure seems to be the case especially with DeSantis.
At this point, they should just ask who is going to vote for who, then go back to congress and block those SPECIFIC people who won't vote republican. It really is down to that.
Sounds about right, MrFrost.
Some people seem to be against having more people vote.
They sure seem to be, and to think that they would want as many people to participate in our elections as possible. Strange, or is it, that they don't.
“…think that they would want as many people to participate…”
The ultimate goal one would think.
But alas, they know all too well their demographic and thus their brand is rapidly shrinking. Through the combination of simply dying off and worse, propagating populist policy decisions that ignore the realities of this ever evolving world.
Good riddance to bad rubbish. Dinosaurs.
agreed.
human relics of a white supremacist past...
Morning Endy.....one of the reasons why it is compulsory to vote here...turn 18 and an Aussie citizen and it doesn't matter what ethnicity you are you vote..if you don't you are fined so better have a damn good reason why you didn't..
It's a privilege to vote here and we do it well... everything is done to make sure where you live in this country you can get to a polling booth...if not it will come to you... from Antarctica to the Outback...
No dramas, no hassles and certainly nothing like what goes on over there.. basic and simple for everyone to use and get off their arses and vote...and that applies to both Federal and State..
“…basic and simple…”
Sadly two words that have little use and even less application hereabouts.
That is one of the things (probably the most) I admire about Australia.
Many men and woman have fought and died for the right to vote and it seems to me that people can get off their ass and take time to excerise their rights and IMO, there is nothing more important than the ''right to vote''.
Morning..yep go to bed Saturday night with one mob in power wake up Sunday morning a new mob in power...
No one gives a stuff the next majour decision is what to have for breakfast that morning..🤣
LMAO, sounds perfect to me.
Meet the new boss...same as the old boss
Just with a different line of BS.
Apparently Australia is a country that wants its citizens to vote. In France, citizens vote on a non-working day - usually a Sunday - at a polling place a few minutes walk from home, with a wait-line that never exceeds a few minutes. France also wants its citizens to vote.
Meanwhile, in the self-acclaimed "world's most democratic nation" voting is on work days, with hours-long waiting times. Wanna draw any conclusions about that?
Sadly, it seems that in the US they make it more difficult to vote, not easier.
it levels the playing field for them.
When you are having problems finding people to work on the farms in Florida, making them feel less welcome is always a good thing to do/ sarc.
That is true but we are not dealing with a person that thinks that far ahead, it's all ''culture wars'' with DeSantis.
they may all go broke, but at least they won't be woke. /s
LOL, no they won't.
thankfully for americans, the maga movement is following organized religion's death spiral...
... good riddance to both impotent groups.
Great slogan for the willfully ignorant: "I will never be woke!"
Says it all....
And I am going to stay comatose no matter what.
yeah!
Looks like Florida just doesn't care for tourist dollars anymore.
DeSantis's ''culture war'' campaign is all he has and it becomes more obvious the the courts also believe that is all he has since his ''laws'' keep getting thumped by the courts.
his followers won't know the difference...
Lemmings rarely do.
the great white dope is doing a nose dive in the polls.... bummer.
they need directions to the nearest cliff...
Talk about leaving Florida:
Florida construction and agricultural workforces diminished after new immigration law takes effect
so people not allowed to work here are upset Florida won't let them work.
Meh.
The employers are the ones upset. Not enough labor and very high wages are hunting their business raising prices on the general public.
Don't we want wages increasing higher than inflation?
Only for the wealthy ...
well that's too bad.
illegal aliens should not work here.
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I guess enforcing the law is a bad thing now:
So SOME AREAS can allow non-citizens to vote in locla elections only. That leaves it up to that area / state. If Florida decides not to then they can do just that. It's not an attack on anybody.
Did you read the article? The provision that the judge blocked had nothing to do with your comment.
From the article:
A federal judge on Monday blocked a provision of a recently enacted Florida law targeting migrants to the United States that the ACLU dubbed a "clear and brazen attack on civic participation in our democracy."
S.B. 7050, signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in May, would have allowed the government to fine community organizations $50,000 for every noncitizen person who collected or submitted voter registration forms for the group, even if the individuals were legally authorized to work in the United Stat
Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, who presides over the Northern District of Florida, blocked the provision in a 58-page order, calling it "Florida's latest assault on the right to vote" and asserting that the provision would have "substantially interrupted" organizations' community outreach efforts.
Once again it's best to read and understand the article before commenting that way you won't embarrass yourself.
.... and break a lengthy history of embarrassing comments?
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The headline is accurate and certainly not a lie since nowhere does it say it prevented anyone from voting.
The law prevents no one from voting.
The law doesn't make anyone jump through hoops to vote.
Where is this "attack" on the right to vote?
How is anyone being attacked over the right to vote?
Who attacked them?
It is all quite clear if you read and understand the article. If you don't that's on you and no one or nothing will help you understand the judge's decision or the wording he used.
All some have is PD&D plus delusion.
he was probably referring to white people in general with his comments...
I read the damn article and still don't see any of these imaginary "attacks".
That is your problem not mine.
that's not the first time today...
I don't have a problem with the article except for the "attack" part which is nothing more than hyperbole to enrage the base .
No, it isn't the judge stated:
If you want to quibble over attack and assault have at it and debate the judge.
the judge can certainly say whatever he wants but I see no attack on voting here.
Because of DeSantis new ''laws'' many conventions are pulling out of Florida, especially central Florida.
rwnj's excel at f'ing up an economy.
The economy has done well during Democratic administrations, and not so during Republican ones. For decades.
Draw whatever conclusions you will.
rwnj's helping the wealthy loot the economy after a democratic administration is a GOP tradition.
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LOL
So the fascist criminal Trump will likely be nominated over the fascist criminal DeSantis.
Seems that the GOP has gone down the rabbit hole with Alice.
Still an independent centrist but the right just keeps going more extreme.
The lies and propaganda from the far right just keep going more fascist.
This centrist will likely never vote for a republican ever again.
Same here cj
Yet they are delusional and funny how I don't hear much about red waves though anymore.
more like climbed up their hero's ass and taken residence...
Desantis is all headlines and zero substance. Pretty much every single one of his "wins" in florida are either tied up or have been struck down in court.
Fill in the blank with any current Republican "leader".