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Reid (Seattle)'s avatar

It will make an interesting court battle if they try. I suspect there is an antidemocratic line even this POTUS won't cross, but I have no idea if this is one.

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Joan Friedman (MA, from NY)'s avatar

They already included it in the Georgia voter suppression law.

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Reid (Seattle)'s avatar

But I think the courts would overturn it. It will be interesting to see.

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Joan Friedman (MA, from NY)'s avatar

Maybe. Although the current right wing majority has declared a preference for letting state legislatures have primary power, including over the courts in those same states. Only a cynic would think that theory arose based on the radical republicans power bases being in those very legislatures.

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Reid (Seattle)'s avatar

Sorry, I meant SCOTUS.

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