[POLITICO] A federal appeals court has struck down North Carolina’s voter identification law, holding that it was "passed with racially discriminatory intent." I wonder how that was proven ?
The ruling also invalidated limits the same state law placed in 2013 on early voting, same-day registration, out-of-precinct voting, and preregistration.
The three judges assigned to the case -- all Democratic appointees -- were unanimous that the Republican-controlled North Carolina legislature violated the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act three years ago by enacting the measure requiring voters to show certain types of photo ID at the polls.
"The record makes clear that the historical origin of the challenged provisions in this statute is not the innocuous back-and-forth of routine partisan struggle that the State suggests and that the district court accepted," Judge Diana Motz wrote on behalf of Judges James Wynn and Henry Floyd. "Rather, the General Assembly enacted them in the immediate aftermath of unprecedented African American voter participation in a state with a troubled racial history and racially polarized voting. The district court clearly erred in ignoring or dismissing this historical background evidence, all of which supports a finding of discriminatory intent."
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"passed with racially discriminatory intent."
Because it prevents African-Americans voting several times - to make up for all the time they weren't allowed to vote?
[MSN] Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby may have dropped criminal charges against the remaining officers in the Freddie Gray trial, but she remains entrenched in a legal battle in civil court.
Five of the six officers charged for the death of Gray are suing Mosby, as well as Maj. Samuel Cogen of the Baltimore Sheriff's Office, in civil court for a gamut of causes.
In several lawsuits filed earlier this year, Officers William Porter, Edward Nero, Garrett Miller, Lt. Brian Rice, and Sgt. Alicia White alleged defamation, false arrest, false imprisonment, and violation of constitutional rights, among others.
The complaint filed by Porter and White stated that Mosby "made statements for purposes of quelling the riots rather than prosecuting coppers who had committed a crime," and that Mosby "exceeded her authority" and "brought charges against coppers that were wholly unsupported by evidence and probably cause."
"These officers were humiliated," attorney Michael Glass, who represents Porter and White, he told NBC News. "Our position is that the charges were brought for a reason other than prosecuting criminal conduct. There was a political motivation and the charges were not supported by evidence."
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I wish them the best.
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An Australian mural of US presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in a revealing, stars and stripes swimsuit may be taken down, after it has reportedly been deemed offensive.
The creator of the painting, the street artist who goes by the name Lushsux and who has also painted murals of the likes of Donald Trump and Kim Kardashian, branded calls to remove it "pathetic".
The provocative mural is on the wall of a small business in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray, and reports say the business has been asked by the local Maribyrnong Council to remove it.
"We believe it is offensive because of the depiction of a near-naked woman, not on the basis of disrespect to Hillary Clinton, in accordance with the Graffiti Prevention Act 2007," the council's chief executive Stephen Wall told Fairfax Media on Friday.
Wall said local police had been asked to urgently provide their opinion on the mural, adding that the council intended to issue a notice to the building's owner to remove it within 10 days.
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Paint on the wall and someone paints over it and your work is gone.
Street artist should be smart like the guy in the US, make the art in a studio and create posters and then put them up all over in the wee hours of the morning. Then you can still sell posters/t-shirts or replaster them all over town.
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"We believe it is offensive because of the depiction of a near-naked woman, not on the basis of disrespect to Hillary Clinton, in accordance with the Graffiti Prevention Act 2007,"
Which supercides the Graffiti and Mopery Act of 1952.
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"We believe it is offensive because of the depiction of a near-naked woman, not on the basis of disrespect to Hillary Clinton, in accordance with the Graffiti Prevention Act 2007,"
Hillary...a woman? I didn't know she was even human.
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Artiste added the above noted dollar bills tucked into her thong like a Vegas stripper - which is appropriate since she's so willing to whore herself and america out out to anyone.
[BOSTONHERALD] Obama really said this Wednesday night:
“I can say with confidence there has never been a man or woman — not me, not Bill, nobody — more qualified than Hillary Clinton to serve as president of the United States of America.”
You don’t say, Mr. President? So why don’t we size up her, uh, qualifications, eminent as they might be, compared to some of the prior, lesser 44 occupants of the office.
Dwight Eisenhower was the Supreme Allied Commander. Hillary ran the Bimbo Eruptions Unit.
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. Hillary wrote “It Takes a Village.”
Teddy Roosevelt charged up San Juan Hill. Hillary dodged sniper fire on the tarmac at Tuzla.
Honest Abe, Crooked Hillary.
Lincoln slept in the Lincoln bedroom. Hillary rented it out.
Reagan said, “Tear down this wall.” Hillary said, “Delete them all.”
William Howard Taft threw out the first pitch at a baseball opener. Hillary threw the first vase at a president.
Gerald Ford appointed Justice Stevens. Hillary abandoned Ambassador Stevens.
George Washington wrote letters to John Paul Jones. Hillary wrote a check for $850,000 to Paula Jones.
JFK said, “Ask not….” Hillary said, “Don’t ask.”
George H.W. Bush built oil rigs. Hillary rigged elections.
Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. Hillary delivered three speeches to Goldman Sachs … for $675,000.
Andrew Johnson was the first impeached president. Hillary is the wife of the second.
Washington could not tell a lie, Nixon could not tell the truth, Hillary could not tell the difference.
Harry S. Truman was a haberdasher. Hillary donated her underwear to charity for a $2 tax write off.
James Madison wrote the majority of the Federalist Papers. Hillary served on the Wal-Mart board of directors.
Truman: “The buck stops here.” Hillary: Pay for play.
Calvin Coolidge: “The business of America is business.” Hillary: the Clinton Foundation.
FDR defeated Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. Hillary defeated Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley.
James Garfield was shot by a disgruntled office-seeker. Hillary was a disgruntled office-seeker.
William Henry Harrison: Tippecanoe and Tyler Too. Hillary: Me Too.
Lincoln: “You can’t fool all of the people all of the time.” Hillary: “Are you sure about that?”
In 1953, Truman drove his own car back to Independence, Missouri. Hillary hasn’t driven a car since 1996.
Washington turned down the invitation to become king. What would Hillary have done?
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Hillary would have demanded to be called Empress.
US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he was taking the gloves off in his battle against Democrat Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House after taking a scorching from speakers at the Democratic National Convention.
Trump wrapped up a five-day, seven-state campaign swing in Colorado on Friday, where for a fifth straight day his supporters chanted "lock her up" whenever he brought up Clinton's name.
Trump supporters say Clinton deserves to be prosecuted for her handling of US foreign policy as President Barack Obama's first-term secretary of state and for her use of a private email server while in that office.
All week Trump has sought to tamp down the chants by stressing that his main goal is to simply beat Clinton in the Nov. 8 presidential election.
But as the crowd chanted the slogan in Colorado Springs, Trump finally relented.
"I'm starting to agree with you, frankly," he said. "No more Mr. Nice Guy."
[Breitbart] PHILADELPHIA -- Retired U.S. Marine Corps four-star Gen. John Allen delivered a speech praising presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during the Democratic National Convention in the voice of a military drill instructor, saying she will defeat the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and take care of veterans.
Florent "Flo" Groberg, a retired U.S. Army Captain who was awarded the Medal of Honor, America’s top award for valor in combat, by President Barack Obama for his service in Afghanistan, echoed the general’s comments.
Gen. Allen, accompanied by a group of veterans on stage, said about Clinton:
We trust in her judgment! We believe in her vision for a united America! We believe in her vision for an America as a just and strong leader against the forces of hatred, the forces of chaos, and darkness! We know that she as no other knows how to use all instruments of American power, not just the military, to keep us all safe and free [interrupted].
Some apparent supporters of Bernie Sanders (I-VT) attempted to heckle the former top commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, screaming, "No more war!"
They did the same thing when former defense secretary and CIA Director Leon Panetta spoke on Wednesday.
This time, however, they were drowned out by the majority shouting, "USA!"
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I'm sure Hillary does know how to use all the instruments of American power. It's just that we'd prefer them used against America's enemies rather than America's citizens.
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I'm sure Hillary does know how to use all the instruments of American power. It's just that we'd prefer them used against America's enemies rather than America's citizens.
Hillary is a despot. She will always use all the instruments of power at her disposal, including the power of taxation and regulation. to attack the enemies of her supporters.
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Now, if she could play golf she could meet her contacts on the golf course and communicate with them completely off the record. But just imagine how swollen those cankles would be after a round of golf.
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The Hildabeest needs her circles of lackeys to achieve her ends. Break the associations and she has no power. The problem with despots is that they flaunt the law, showing no respect for institutions------like the Constitution. Then those institutions break down and we are back to the law of the jungle. Not a pretty sight.
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Hillary, John Allen, and Gilberte "Jill" Khawam Kelly share one important trait...ambition. Selfish ambition it appears. Anytime a "socialite" has direct access to a combatant commander...is a huge red flag .
Why should we listen to him about Hillary? Allen embarrassed himself with Khawam-Kelly, failed in Afghanistan, and now in Iraq. His honor tarnished by his association with Kelly, his courage petered out when confronted and he quit, and his ambition took front seat to his commitment to his family. I am no fan of what he turned into...just another perfumed prince that believes his own hype.
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I wish the populous understood the power of corruption. Gen. Allen did, he caved in to insure his security. But many of us have forsaken our security, or really didn't care, as Alpha Males, we knew we would survive what ever the outcome. But egos are the legacy of "heroes " , my brothers understood the outcomes and their legacy will not be recorded. History will forget the honor in which we fought and died, but was never recorded. Only the brothers in arms will, and only until they pass will it be remembered. As a former Marine we never given the opportunity to choose and sanction our destiny. If given the choice this would not be ours.....
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[Daily Caller] NARAL Pro-Choice America gloated over the Democrats’ nomination of Hillary Clinton for president Thursday night, referring to Clinton as the "most unapologetic champion" of abortion ever nominated.
"Hillary Clinton made history as the strongest, most unapologetic champion of reproductive rights ever nominated for president of the United States," the pro-abortion lobby wrote in a fundraising email blast following Clinton’s speech.
Clinton has promised to fight on behalf of Planned Parenthood, an organization exposed for dealing in fetuses, and to repeal the Hyde amendment, which bans the use of taxpayer dollars to fund abortions.
"Other candidates have quietly supported abortion rights," the NARAL email continued. "Not Hillary. She put choice front and center.
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Suppose someone argued for late term abortion; say someone 69 running for election or Dems of voting age. Would these Broom Hilda/NARAL supporters be upset? Just as I thought.
[TheHill] Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the outgoing chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), said Thursday that "sometimes you just have to take one for the team."
'This has been a difficult week, there's no question about it," Wasserman Schultz said in remarks at a reception hosted by the National Jewish Democratic Council, the first time she's spoken publicly since announcing she would step down as chairwoman.
'It has been a remarkable team effort, and you know sometimes you just have to take one for the team, and that's OK, it's OK,' she said with a smile.
If Hillary wins Debbie Downer will end up working at the Clinton Foundation. You read it here first...
The incompetent DNC chief, who is also running for reelection to Congress in Florida, announced Sunday afternoon she would be stepping down at the end of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday.
Emails stolen in a hack of the DNC system that were leaked last weekend demonstrated suggested top Democratic officials sought to undermine Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders's campaign.
Uproar among Sanders supporters threatened to overshadow this week's party convention in Philadelphia, which has included a series of speeches from Democratic heavy hitters including Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), Vice President Biden, President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama.
To be fair (and there's no reason to be) the Sanderistas were going to be an in uproar anyway...
Wasserman Schultz essentially removed herself from the convention proceedings, first dropping a planned speech and ultimately deciding not to open the convention, either, in addition to resigning after the event. A Clinton campaign spokesperson had said Wasserman Schultz made the decision to commit seppuku step down to help facilitate a distraction-free convention.
The DNC email breach also interjected debate over foreign policy into the presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, with Democrats attributing the stolen emails to Russia and going after Trump's past commenting speaking warmly of Russia's leader.
Trump on Wednesday said he hoped Russia found Clinton's deleted personal emails from her time as secretary of State, which was widely interpreted by partisan, desperate Democrats as sanctioning Russian cyberattacks on a U.S. citizen.
Clinton's campaign criticized it as "a bridge too far," and Trump on Thursday said he was being "sarcastic."
'I can personally attest to how not funny it is," Wasserman Schultz told attendees Thursday. "We were hacked by Russian espionage organizations, and for a presidential candidate to encourage that to happen again, I mean, it's treasonous, it's seditious, it's unacceptable."
Which is why you left the DNC servers vulnerable to hacking. You were in charge, remember?
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It's a small party
You know what I mean
It's a small party, son
And we all support the team
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