Posted on 04/29/2020 10:21:09 AM PDT by jazusamo
Kansas cannot demand that new voters who register under the federal Motor-Voter law prove citizenship before their applications will be accepted, a U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday.
The two judges of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Kansas at best proved only a few noncitizens registered to vote each year, and said that wasnt as bad as more than 30,000 would-be voters who were prevented from registering because of the citizenship requirement.
The significant burden quantified by the 31,089 voters who had their registration applications canceled or suspended requires us to increase the rigorousness of our inquiry, and that such an inquiry demonstrates that the precise interests put forward by the Secretary do not justify the burden imposed on the right to vote, Judge Jerome Holmes, a George W. Bush appointee, wrote in the opinion. Thus, we conclude the [proof of citizenship] requirement is unconstitutional.
He was joined by Judge Mary Beck Briscoe, a Clinton appointee. A third panelist died last month and wasnt part of the final decision. Under the 10th Circuits rules, since the other two judges were already in agreement, they were able to issue their opinion in a 2-0 ruling.
The ruling comes after nearly a decade of litigation over the requirement.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Insanity.
CCP+ Deep State ( or almost the same thing)
How do you do this. Im serious. We yell it a lot on Free Republic, but how does one start such a process ? Who or what entity would be in charge of such a thing. Would you need to be a resident of Kansas?
Maybe they had their registrations canceled...because they weren’t citizens! Hello? 31,000 cancellations, and not one of them was legitimate? What sh!t.
Kansas and voter fraud were what lead to CWI. Are they going for a double header?
Don't you remember when Barak declared himself (and you by proxy) a citizen of the world?
WTF? The Constitution was written for the benefit of non citizens? That comes as a surprise.
Those judges need to be impeached and removed...
That used to be true, not so much anymore. Oregon required me to produce three methods of identification when moving from Kali with valid driving license. Now anyone can get a license legal or not I guess because the real idea law never was going to be enforced.
Present one. I didnt think so.
The Supreme Court will overturn this stupidly decided decision because the two judges are ALLOWING “voter fraud” instead of helping prevent it (by state officials whose job it is to verify the citizenship/qualifications for voting).
Hope the Supremes kick these two idiots judicial asses off the bench and into Night Court.
#18, It is the problem with illegal alien voter registration, felons registering IF they are not eligible due to their crimes, the mentally ill/incompetent being registered illegally, and of course, the Democrat Party’s “Zombie” corps of dead Chicago-style voters.
Its always the theoretical could-bes which eclipse the established facts of these cases with leftist court fascists.
Why cant those who dont immediately have some proof of citizenship now get this proof without much fuss and effort? Its like saying I cant vote because I dont have an I.D., but refuse to go and GET an I.D. to become eligible.
I was wondering why anyone would need an I.d. for a drivers license, which is a state privilege but no I.d. for voting which is a federal right. How about bank accounts, social security, health insurance or college degrees. Orwellian thinking from the communist left, I guess.
Drifting towards civil war it seems.
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Needs to go en banc. This is so blatantly wrong.
But, but, but, citizenship is the first requirement to vote!
Correct. However, a date has been set up where everyone must get the latter.
Our state kept Harry Reid in office by voter fraud. Also turned blue last election same same.
E-verify.
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