Posted on 10/13/2016 1:00:23 PM PDT by Jacquerie
Another day, another judicial usurpation. Yesterday, in a display of judicial usurpation so familiar in federal courts, US District Judge Mark Walker agreed with the Democrat Party of Florida and extended voter registration by an additional week. The excuse this time to rewrite state law was the supposed inconvenience caused by Hurricane Matthew’s slow pass up Florida’s east coast.
Like Leftist Judges across the nation, Walker breezily assumed lawmaking power in matters reserved to the states. After the usual give and take and debate associated with developing statutes, the Florida legislature limited registration to a month before the general election. Period. End of story.
But, to the Left, nothing is settled if it upsets their social justice schemes. Why is it so important to the FL Democrat Party to extend registration? With fifty-two weeks in a year, why should county supervisors of elections be burdened with an extended deluge of last minute registrations to authenticate when they are busy handling early voting submissions and preparing their polling places for November 8th?
Could it be that Hurricane Matthew upset plans to dump tens of thousands of unverifiable registrations on county supervisors in the most populous parts the state? Did the FL Democrat Party have to answer this question? Why did the Party have standing to sue in the first place? Elections do not exist to promote the goals of ANY faction, any political group that by definition puts its narrow interests far above those of the people.
The smokescreen in this lawsuit, the one accepted nationwide by statist judges is the elevation of universal suffrage as a right above all others, and certainly above the authority of legislatures, and legislatures alone, to craft statutes. When measures passed by voters or legislators meet social justice criteria, the media cite ‘bipartisan support’ and declare the measures constitutional. If social justice criteria are not met, if the law or measure actually comports with the Florida and Federal Constitutions, yet does not serve social justice, then statists judges feel free to rewrite or dump the law entirely.
As applied here, and in a slap at Governor Rick Scott, who refused to extend the registration period when asked by the FL Democrat Party, Judge Walker wrote, "No right is more precious than having a voice in our elections.” And the Left means ALL voices, the more the merrier in a system that has been corrupted from one that secures unalienable rights into another that promotes social justice majoritarianism in which citizen and non-citizen alike are welcome.
Without reference to a particular section or clause of the US Constitution, Walker made a further fool of himself in asserting, “They deserve a break, especially one that is mandated by the United States Constitution.” This sounds way cooler than expressing his real purpose: The Democrat Party needs more time to steal the election.
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Strange how every vote fraud case I have heard of in these past elections has been committed by the same major political party! Anyone care to guess which one?
FYI: A co-plaintiff for this action was “The League of Women Voters” - any guesses as to their motivation?
These federal judges are just mini-tyrants. The Founders wouldn't put up with such usurpations.
No, they wouldn’t. We don’t have to either.
If OUR PEOPLE don’t take advantage and shove this move where the Democrats don’t shine we probably SHOULD get our butts kicked!
Why doesn’t Florida just not accept it even with that judge because that is against the law for federal to step in like that. They want to be lawless then react and not follow their decision. Why give them power?
Why doesn’t Florida just not accept it even with that judge because that is against the law for federal to step in like that. They want to be lawless then react and not follow their decision. Why give them power?
A few minutes ago, in the local news, a lifelong republican received a voter registration card declaring her as a “democrat”. She and the local news investigative reporter brought the matter up with the local registration office, and they have no idea how that happened, with the possible exception that perhaps the lady changed her registration and didn’t recall doing it. The lady explains that she had nothing to do with it.
Democrats are up to their old tricks with voter registration fraud. That lady is likely not the only one who’s voter registration was changed without her approval or knowledge. Polls would likely be conducted with higher democrat numbers, with stuff like falsely changed voter registrations.
We are living in dangerous times, where things can be done with no consequences, and where things are done with the slogan of “winning at any cost”. It’s what we’re witnessing now with Trump vs Clinton.
I don’t disagree with you. But . . .
Governors have shirked such things since George Wallace stopped black kids at the schoolhouse door. It makes for bad optics to reelection.
Still, I wish Governor Scott had told judge Walker to Eff off.
The next president will be an elected despot in possession of every power and privilege stolen by Obama.
We are in a bad place when the future of liberty rides on the outcome of an election. This isn't republican, free government.
After this election it won’t matter.
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