U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Controversial “Independent State Legislature Theory”
Comment: given the conservative weaponization of SCOTUS, I am pleasantly if cynically surprised.
RIP ISLT
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/supreme-court-independent-state-legislature-heory
By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court has lanced the boil that was the independent state legislature theory. The majority opinion was authored by Chief Justice John Roberts.
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Alito’s Career Was Boosted by Founder of Law Firm Arguing in “Moore v. Harper”
... close relationship with Charles Cooper, whose law firm is representing petitioners in pivotal case
https://truthout.org/articles/alitos-career-was-boosted-by-founder-of-law-firm-arguing-in-moore-v-harper/
Moore v. Harper: ongoing United States Supreme Court case related to independent state legislature theory
Independent state legislature theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_state_legislature_theory
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#SCOTUS #SamAlito #SamuelAlito #SCOTUSgate #ISL #ISLT #MooreVsHarper #IndependentStateLegislatureTheory #CharlesCooper
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* alarming trend: Republican-led state legislatures increasingly using preemption to prohibit local governments f. enacting progressive policies
* Comment: one of a number of GOP fascist strategies
State preemption: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_preemption
Independent state legislature theory (ISLT): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_state_legislature_theory
* (2023-06-15) Texas Gov. Signs Bill Stripping Power f. Local Officials
https://newrepublic.com/post/173676/texas-republicans-overturning-cities-ability-govern
#GOP #StatePreemption #IndependentStateLegislatureTheory #ISLT #GregAbbott
Conservatives Are Now Trying To Create ‘Constitutional Counties,’ Which Happen To Be Unconstitutional
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/conservatives-are-now-trying-to-create-constitutional-counties-which-happen-to-be-unconstitutional
Declaring its community a “constitutional county” on May 23, 2023, the Board of County Commissioners in Ottawa County, Michigan, voted 9-1 not to enforce any law or rule that “restricts the rights of any law-abiding citizen affirmed by the United States Constitution.”
#neofascism #RepublicanParty #ISLT #USConstitution #IndependentStateLegislatureTheory #Constitution
Ottawa is not the first county in Michigan to declare itself a refuge from what its leaders say are anti- or unconstitutional actions undertaken by an overzealous state or federal authority.
Decoding The Supreme Court’s Silence On Independent State Legislature Theory
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/supreme-court-independent-state-legislature-theory-3
Moore v. Harper, grew out of a contested North Carolina redistricting process ... the independent state legislature theory (ISLT) is a right-wing idea that state legislatures are entitled to sole authority over administering federal elections.
A maximal reading of this notion excludes state courts, state constitutions and even governors’ vetoes.
INSANE Republican Argument Destroy Free And Fair Elections
#SamSeder #EmmaVigeland #MajorityReport #politics #news #progressive #leftist #democrats #liberal #independentstatelegislaturetheory #moorevharper #northcarolina
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