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Home Front: Politix
Virginia Dem Gov. Voting Rights for Felons Defeated by VA Supreme Court
2016-07-23
[Breitbart] RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Gov. Terry McAuliffe's action restoring the voting rights of more than 200,000 felons was unconstitutional, Virginia's highest court ruled Friday, siding with Republican lawmakers who said the governor overstepped his authority.

In a 4-3 decision, the Supreme Court of Virginia ordered the state to cancel the registration of the more than 11,000 felons who had signed up to vote so far under the governor's April executive order. Top Republicans called it "a major victory for the Constitution, the rule of law and the Commonwealth of Virginia."

"Our nation was founded on the principles of limited government and separation of powers. Those principles have once again withstood assault from the executive branch. This opinion is a sweeping rebuke of the governor’s unprecedented assertion of executive authority," House Speaker William Howell and Senate Majority Leader Thomas Norment said in a statement.

A spokesman for McAuliffe didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Friday.
Posted by:Besoeker

#4  ..and they will...
Posted by: Bov Flimbers   2016-07-23 22:52  

#3  VA could do like Philadelphia, ignore the law and leave the felons on the voter register list.
Posted by: Cravirt Flusong7056   2016-07-23 18:03  

#2  I hope the Texas voter ID issue fails in the same fashion.
Posted by: Skidmark   2016-07-23 11:05  

#1  Let me guess... the court voted on party lines.

I'm all for some class of felons to get their rights back after a long period after prison where they show and prove they are rehabilitated and functioning members of society... but a governor simply can't declare it to be by fiat.

Gotta go through your state congress for that.
Posted by: DarthVader   2016-07-23 08:56  

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