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April 7, 2020

By a 5-4 Vote, SCOTUS Lets Wisconsin Throw Out Tens of Thousands of Ballots

By Marta Steele

This article documents a heinous violation of democratic principles by SCOTUS and the Wisconsin state supreme court, both GOP-dominated.  By a 5–4 vote, SCOTUS yesterday justified "nullifying the votes of citizens who mailed in their ballots late—not because they forgot, but because they did not receive ballots until after Election Day due to the coronavirus pandemic." Tens of thousands of ballots will be thrown out. ...

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I Voted--at what price??
I Voted--at what price??
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This article documents a heinous violation of democratic principles by SCOTUS and the Wisconsin state supreme court, both GOP-dominated. 

By a 5–4 vote, SCOTUS yesterday justified "nullifying the votes of citizens who mailed in their ballots late—not because they forgot, but because they did not receive ballots until after Election Day due to the coronavirus pandemic." Tens of thousands of ballots will be thrown out.

Moreover, because of the vastly reduced number of poll workers today, the number of polling places has also been vastly reduced and lines are bound to be long. Governor Evers tried to postpone in-person election day, as have so many other states successfully, but was himself overruled by the state supreme court, which faces a crucial vote today.

So whatever the outcome of today's election in Wisconsin, it will not have been determined democratically. 



Authors Website: http://www.wordsunltd.com

Authors Bio:

Marta Steele is an author/editor/blogger who has been writing for Opednews.com since 2006. She is also author of the 2012 book "Grassroots, Geeks, Pros, and Pols: The Election Integrity Movement's Nonstop Battle to Win Back the People's Vote, 2000-2008" (Columbus, Free Press) and a member of the Election Integrity movement since 2001. Her original website, WordsUnLtd.com, first entered the blogosphere in 2003. She recently became a senior editor for Opednews.com. She has in the past taught college and worked as a full-time as well as freelance reporter. She has been a peace and election integrity activist since 1999. Her undergraduate and graduate educational background are in Spanish, classical philology, and historical and comparative linguistics. Her biography is most recently listed in "Who's Who in America" 2019 and in 2018 she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Who's Who.


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