On April 15, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Frank v Lee, 23-901. This is the case involving the Wyoming law that prohibits First Amendment activity about politics within 300 feet of a polling place on election day, and also has affects on non-election days where early voting is taking place.
Ballot Access News
Edited By Richard Winger
Waiting for the AZ bot to post pointless comments.
How much azz would an Az bot be if an Az bot would be an azz?
REGARDLESS OF TROLL MORONS —
NOOOO DISTANCES IN 1 AMDT
Yooge
This is unconstitutional.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/us-supreme-court-will-not-review-gop-challenge-to-washingtons-state-level-voting-rights-act/
US Supreme Court Will Not Review GOP Challenge To Washington’s State-Level Voting Rights Act
By Rachel Selzer
April 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court this morning declined to take up a Republican legal challenge to Washington’s state-level voting rights act, thereby leaving in place the law’s robust protections for minority voters.
23-500 CERT DEN
MORE MINORITY RULE GERRYMANDER DISTS
MEDIA/COURTS BRAIN DEAD IGNORANT ABOUT G MATH —
1/2 OR LESS VOTES X 1/2 RIGGED PACKED/CRACKED G DISTS = 1/4 OR LESS CONTROL
SUPER WORSE EXTREMIST MINORITY RULE PRIMARY MATH
>>> MORE AMMO FOR CIVIL WAR II — ALL STATES — INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL
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GERRYMANDER GANG AA CONTROLS 2-1 WITH 4 MINORITY OF 9 VOTES.
LARGER GERRYMANDERS —
1/2 OR LESS VOTES X 1/2 RIGGED CRACKED/PACKED GERRYMANDER DISTRICTS = 1/4 OR LESS CONTROL.
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PR– TOTAL VOTES/ TOTAL MEMBERS = EQUAL VOTES TO ELECT EACH MEMBER
PRE-ELECTION CANDIDATE RANK ORDER LISTS OF ALL OTHER CANDIDATES
HIGHEST SURPLUS VOTES DOWN- REPEAT
LOWEST LOSER VOTES UP-REPEAT
ALL VOTES COUNT
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-939/307578/20240415133854183_USSC%2023-939%20-%20Reply%20Brief%20of%20Petitioner.pdf
TRUMP FINAL IMMUNITY BRIEF 23-939
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SEE TYRANT MENTIONS IN 4 JULY 1776 DOI
I have one thing to say to the AZ bot: don’t.
Very sensible ruling.
Wyoming Constitution
ARTICLE 1
Sec. 21. Right of petition and peaceable assembly.
The right of petition, and of the people peaceably to assemble to consult for the common good, and to make known their opinions, shall never be denied or abridged.
250-foot No Petition Zone abridges the right of petition. Did I miss something?
The state’s idea of what abridged means, presumably. You could argue that requiring permission on private property or not allowing petitioning inside buildings is an abridgement, too, but it probably won’t hold up in court. Apparently this didn’t either. You could also try holding your breath.
People should be able to gather petition signatures anywhere that is open to public foot traffic.
It doesn’t matter what you think. It matters what the courts think. That has now been decided.
Is assembling near a polling place, potentially causing upset and tumult peaceable?
Of course not.
@Jim Riley
What is a caucus?
@Helpful Guy
Unwelcome guests on private property are trespassing. Whether they are petitioning or peacefully assembling for the common good or whatever is completely irrelevant.
A few states disagree, as apparently does Andy. The bigger issue is that it doesn’t matter. What you or I think this or that law or constitutional provision means is of zero importance. It doesn’t even matter what the lawmakers who wrote and passed it think. The only thing that matters is what the courts think. Kind of like umpires in sports, you can disagree all you want, and you may even be correct, but it doesn’t matter.
NONPARTISAN ELECTION OF ALL JUDGES IN ALL COURTS — ESP SCOTUS AND STATE SUPREMES
Adam, thank you for finding that good part of the Wyoming Constitution. It seems to me that a new lawsuit, based on the state constitution and filed in the state courts, would have a good chance of winning.
SCOTUS – JUST NOW TX JUST COMP CASE –
PLAINTIFF TOLD TO USE TX STATE CONST — NOT USA 5 AMDT —
ONE MORE UNCONST SCOTUS OPIN.
Time, place and manner regulations have not generally been held to be an abridgement.
@AZ,
Texas statute enforces the 5th Amendment AND Texas Constitution. SCOTUS punted on issue of whether US statute permits enforcement of 5th Amendment, or whether there is a right of action without supporting statute.
Federal courts can use state law to enforce the federal constitution. Case will be remanded back to federal district court for a trial based on 5th Amendment – though state will settle – too much popular support for DeVillier’s having their property flooded by a dam built on a highway. Alternatively, I-10 will be rebuilt on stilts to permit water flow.
@Dave,
You are correct. Andy and Richard Winger seem to be making an unnecessary distinction between “petitioning” and “assembling”
A state has the authority to provide order around polling places so voters don’t need to navigate mobs of partisans in order to cast their ballot.
300 feet vs. 100 feet is totally subjective.