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In cases from North Carolina and Pennsylvania, Republican state legislatures sought to block decisions issued by state supreme courts based on the states' respective constitutions.
When a “federal takeover of elections” is nothing of the kind.
In the case of voting rights legislation, the filibuster is not applicable, or even relevant.
H.R. 1, the bill that would seize control of federal elections from the states, comes with an unusual twist. It supposedly promotes “access.” But it says anyone challenging its constitutionality is barred from every court in the nation but a single federal trial court in Washington, D.C.! Under H.R. 1, some citizens get more access than others. Mark Twain is said to have quipped that history doesn’t repeat itself, but often rhymes. And here’s one of those rhymes: Limiting challengers to one court in the nation sounds a lot like Founding-Era warnings that if Congress could regulate it...
Letters: 'Too little too late' StarNews Readers sound off about: "Readers deny that the election was stolen, terrible deeds of the Democrats, Celia's hatred of Trump, David Rouzer should resign, and Meyer's editoral was vicious." Wilmington StarNews EDITOR: John Meyer's editorial call for the immediate resignation of Rep. David Rouzer was poignant but about 16 months too late. On September 11, 2019, Rouzer voted against the Coastal Marine Economic Protection Act, H.R 1941. Though Rouzer had recently moved to Wilmington and proclaimed himself a supporter of environmental issues , when it c...