Judges deny requests to block DOJ from monitoring polls

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: The Hill

Court Battles
Judges deny requests to block DOJ from monitoring polls

by Ella Lee - 11/05/24 8:31 AM ET

Federal judges denied two states’ requests to bar the Justice Department (DOJ) from dispatching lawyers to monitor adherence to federal voting rights laws on Election Day.

Both Missouri and Texas asked federal courts to keep DOJ lawyers away from their polls. Missouri’s attorney general and secretary of state said any monitoring would “displace state election authorities,” and Texas’s attorney general contended that “Texas law alone determines who can monitor voting in Texas.”

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Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4972091-judge-wont-block-doj-election-poll-monitors/

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Hat tip, Joe.My.God.

Judges: Texas And Missouri Can’t Ban DOJ Monitors
November 5, 2024

https://www.joemygod.com/2024/11/judges-texas-and-missouri-cant-ban-doj-monitors/

[JT45242]

1. Tells you that Running Hawley and Cancun Crux were scared EOM

[Clouds Passing]

19. Go Kunce and Allred

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Woot!

And good morning!

[Lovie777]

3. Emergency Motion to Quash Monitoring from DOJ to the 6 assholes at the US SC..................

[gab13by13]

4. Then that's where I would go,

Double up.

[LiberalArkie]

5. In Arkansas, a spokesperson for Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders told ABC News that the office will not permit DOJ

"Gov. Sanders will not permit the Department of Justice to improperly intimidate or unduly influence Arkansas voters which would be a violation of state law," spokesperson Sam Dubke said.

And in Missouri, where Republicans banned federal monitors in 2022, a spokesperson for Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft said the secretary will "again reject any push by the DOJ to interfere in Missouri elections."

https://abcnews.go.com/US/gop-led-states-federal-poll-monitors-voting-locations/story?id=115356555#:~:text=In%20Arkansas%2C%20a%20spokesperson%20for%20Republican%20Gov.%20Sarah,not%20permit%20DOJ%20poll%20monitors%20in%20the%20state.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

13. The she-Faubus has spoken. That is all.

Much sound and fury signifying nothing.

[LiberalArkie]

16. I personally think that Biden should pull an Eisenhower

[FirstLight]

25. please explain for those of us who might not know the history....

I'm a little younger (Gen X) and don't know what this means?

[dpibel]

26. Aw, you kids...

Orval Eugene Faubus (/ˈfɔːbəs/ FAW-bəs; January 7, 1910 – December 14, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 36th Governor of Arkansas from 1955 to 1967, as a member of the Democratic Party. In 1957, he refused to comply with a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1954 case Brown v. Board of Education, and ordered the Arkansas National Guard to prevent black students from attending Little Rock Central High School. This event became known as the Little Rock Crisis. He was elected to six two-year terms as governor.

[LiberalArkie]

36. And if memory serves me correctly Eisenhower raised Faubus NG with the 101st Airborne

Woodrow Wilson Mann, the mayor of Little Rock, asked President Eisenhower to send federal troops to enforce integration and protect the nine students. On September 24, Eisenhower invoked the Insurrection Act of 1807 to enable troops to perform domestic law enforcement. The president ordered the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army to Little Rock—initially without its black soldiers at the request of the Department of Justice—and federalized the entire 10,000-member Arkansas National Guard, taking it out of Faubus's control.[

[dpibel]

37. Back when Republicans supported rule of law

At least the president did.

Them was the days.

[LiberalArkie]

38. In the south the Democrats were the bad guys (Conservatives) and the Republicans were the Liberals like Win

Win Rockefeller. A great man. Defeated Faubus and started Arkansas down a liberal path including Dale Bumpers, Rob Riley, David Pryor, Joe Percell and a little known back water guy named Clinton, then Jim Guy Tucker. Followed by the death of Arkansas Liberal era the original Huckster.

[LiberalArkie]

35. Look up "Little Rock Central High" and our first Faubus

[maxsolomon]

27. The DOJ does not intend to "improperly intimidate or unduly influence Arkansas voters"

so they've got nothing to worry about.

MONITORING is not intimidating or influencing, FFS.

[obamanut2012]

32. DeSantis also said this

[SergeStorms]

40. How are Trumpublicans going to cheat.....

when there are DOJ monitors in place? The southern Trumpublicans can't have any of that!

[Seinan Sensei]

33. Dubke's statement is redundant, at best

[Lonestarblue]

6. I especially hope they have DOJ monitors in Houston since Republicans kicked out the Democratic elections officials.

The legislature passed a partisan law that applies only to Harris County allowing them to administer the election. Republican cheating by refusing to allow people to vote or cancelling their mail ballots for minor reasons will be rampant to protect Cruz.

[summer_in_TX]

29. According to Reuters, yes. DOJ's poll monitors will be beyond the 100 foot line, not inside.

They can easily note problems with access for people with disabilities and any efforts to intimidate and suppress the vote from outside. Plus those who are prevented from voting can report any problems directly to them.

Harris County was one of the original 7 counties on the list – as is my county, Hays.

[Grins]

7. "...monitoring would displace state election authorities,"

Evidence? Point to any state where that has happened since the Voting Rights Act?

[GB_RN]

8. Texas AG...

Ken Fuckin’ Paxton. What a corrupt douchebag. If there’s a lawsuit against the federal government when Democrats are in control, 99.99% of the time, this asshole is behind it.

Why isn’t he in jail, yet? Under indictment for about a decade (for securities fraud, IIRC).

Paxton can fuck off. When he gets there, he can keep right on fucking off.

[CousinIT]

9. The goddamned supreme court gutted the VRA.

The part that allowed DoJ monitors to monitor federal elections in states. Now, if the states refuse to allow it, DoJ has to get a court order.

This is part of the VRA USSC gutted.

[JohnSJ]

12. Yes, and roberts has his hands all over that garbage.

[GreenWave]

30. And he and two other "just us es" gave W the victory, defending him.

[Clouds Passing]

20. Just like these states are ignoring the law, the DOJ needs to ignore the illegal rulings of the SC6

[BComplex]

31. This is what I'm thinking, too.

The rw supremes are ignoring stare decisis, so they should be ignored.

[JohnSJ]

10. That these bums, (racist assholes), would even want to block DOJ monitors tells you they are up to no good.

Very relieved that the Judges didn't let them get away with this.

[70sEraVet]

11. Better send protection for DOJ monitors --

Use the 101st Airborne like Eisenhower did.

[onetexan]

14. WTF??

[Gore1FL]

15. Andrew Bailey is such a shit bag. nt

[DownriverDem]

17. Always remember

repubs will do anything to win. That means lie, cheat and use the courts. repubs are mostly white, They are just full of hate. (I'm white)

[Ramsey Barner]

18. This isn't much of a victory. One suit was settled by agreement (TX); one relied on a previous settlement (St. Louis)

It looks like states can still exclude federal election monitors unless there's an agreement or a court order.

[Beartracks]

21. What's the saying? If you've got nothing to hide...?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

22. Suck on it MAGAs

[BootinUp]

23. Just looking for fascists, don't be alarmed. Nt

[PortTack]

24. Great! Go suck an egg maga...you're done. Madam President will be taking the stage for an acceptance speech

Tonight!

[Martin68]

28. I'm glad the decision to uphold the integrity of the voting system was made swiftly.

Rogues states cannot be allowed to derail our democracy.

[Linda ladeewolf]

34. I voted

For Lucas Kunce, hope he wins. I’m sick to death of scarecrow Hawley.

[LauraInLA]

39. However, it does appear the DOJ has agreed to keep the monitors outside the polling stations!?