Sixth Circuit Removes Straight-Ticket Device from 2018 Michigan Ballots

Posted on by September 5, 2018

On September 5, the Sixth Circuit issued an order that permits Michigan to remove the straight-ticket device from 2018 ballots. Michigan State A. Philip Randolph Institute v Johnson, 18-1910. The state legislature had repealed the authorization for the device in early 2016, but then supporters of the device had filed a lawsuit later that year, arguing that removing the device discriminated against African-American voters. The U.S. District Court had restored the device for the 2016 election, and earlier this year, made that permanent and told Michigan to use the device again in 2018.

The vote was 2-1. The opinion is by Judge Danny Boggs, a Reagan appointee. It is also signed by Judge Raymond Kethledge, a Bush Jr. appointee. The dissent is by Judge Bernice Donald, an Obama appointee. The dissent starts on page 24.

The Sixth Circuit in 2016 had let the device remain on the ballot for one election only, but now says that the U.S. District Court was probably wrong, and therefore this year the state may remove the device.

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Sixth Circuit Removes Straight-Ticket Device from 2018 Michigan Ballots — 14 Comments

  1. One more battle in the ongoing Civil WAR between communist Donkeys and fascist Elephants

    — since Nov 1932 — for TOTAL Control in the USA and nearly dead State/local regimes.

    The likelyhood stuff is total brain ROT —

    law is constitutional or UN-constitutional – 1 x 2 = 2

    — actions or inactions of HACKS are constitutional or UN-constitutional – 2 x 2 = 4.

    IF UN-constitutional — THEN injunctions, $$$ damages, indictments, etc.

    Too many SCOTUS MORON HACKS to count – esp since 1861 — Lincoln takeover of SCOTUS –

    — esp. in election law cases NOT having any alleged disputed FACTS.

    Too many cases (esp election law cases) to be OVER-RULED to count.

    TIME IS RUNNING O-U-T.
    —
    Thus the Nov 2018 Mich Con Amdt petition about party logo, etc.

  2. The ORDER/OP also has brain rot about State numbers game stuff —

    whether law subject X exists in Z percent of the 50 States.

    SO WHAT if it exists in 0, 1 or 50 States, existed once and then got repealed, got revived, etc. ???

    ie Total Contempt by the Fed courts for the 50 Sovereign Independent Nation-States
    — 1776 DOI last para, 1787 Const Art VII

  3. “supporters of the device had filed a lawsuit later that year, arguing that removing the device discriminated against African-American voters.”

    In other words, African-American voters are too stupid to choose candidates individually, so they must be givena way to vote (for their Democrat owners) automatically.

    How completely racist!

  4. Interesting that they make that argument in a year when the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate is African-American. Are they afraid the black voters will notice?

  5. Tim —

    BAD olde days — many slave State regimes had criminal laws against ANY education for slaves.

    Many States, north and south, had the infamous bad separate and unequal schools – Brown v Bd of Ed 1954.

    NOW — see the reading test scores in the publik skoooools in black ghetto cities versus outer white areas.

    — de facto *high* ILLITERATE ghetto areas.

    —
    ie should be individual logos/pics for each candidate.

    See many candidate ballot logos/pics in foreign elections for illiterate voters — plants, animals, math, etc. / candidate pictures

    See esp India – ex Brit colony.

  8. DemoRep, I know a lot about India — I spent numerous years working on South Asian issues. I could probably tell you stories you would find incredible. It’s an oppressive, racist, anti-American country.

    Nonetheless,the argument that is being made in defense of the straight-ticket device, that removing it would discriminate against blacks, is a racist argument. It implies that they can’t possibly figure out how to vote on their own. Taht is racist, and defending it — especially on the basis of slavery — is also racist.

    I wonder if the fact that the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate is African-American brought this to teh fore. it certainly brought Democrat-progressive racism to the fore 12 years ago when Maryland Republicans nominated a black candidate for U.S. Senate.

  9. The rotted Brit oligarchs rotted lots of colonies for lots of years —

    various rebellions — USA, South Africa, India, etc.

    Two of the few things holding India together – English language at top / some English common law ideas — due to Brit control in 1750s – 1948.

    Look for India logo ballots on internet — all sorts of logos.

  14. (ORDER LIST: 585 U.S.)
    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
    ORDER IN PENDING CASE
    18A240
    A. PHILIP RANDOLPH INST., ET AL. V. JOHNSON, MI SEC. OF STATE

    The application to vacate stay presented to Justice Kagan and by her referred to the Court is denied.
    Justice Ginsburg and Justice Sotomayor would grant the application.

    —
    Hmm- mere 2 of 8 —

    sign of things to come ???

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