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John Roberts Laws
21st Century US laws that restrict voter turnout among minorities and people with limited incomes.
In Shelby County v. Holder, 2013, the US Supreme Court declared parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 unconstitutional in a 5-4 decision. The majority opinion was written by Chief Justice John Roberts. Only justices appointed by Republican presidents voted to strike down the law.
Chief Justice Roberts later wrote in McCutcheon: There is no right more basic in our democracy than the right to participate in electing our political leaders.
McCutcheon removed aggregate spending limits on campaign contributions.
Linda Greenhouse @ NY Times noted: Roberts's subject then was the right to spend money in politics, not the right to vote. If people conclude that the current Supreme Court majority cares more about the first than the second — surely a logical inference — the court will have entered a dangerous place.
After Shelby, many states with a history of poll bias - previously ended by the Voting Rights Act - passed laws designed to suppress voter turnout. These laws include so-called Voter ID laws, reductions in early voting, and restricting acceptable ID to ID more often held by Republicans - for example, Texas polls accept gun licenses, but not state college ID.
In honor of Chief Justice John Roberts opinion in Shelby, and the similarity of laws that followed to Jim Crow laws, these laws are now known as John Roberts Laws, aka Voter Suppression Laws or the Republican Poll.
In Shelby County v. Holder, 2013, the US Supreme Court declared parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 unconstitutional in a 5-4 decision. The majority opinion was written by Chief Justice John Roberts. Only justices appointed by Republican presidents voted to strike down the law.
Chief Justice Roberts later wrote in McCutcheon: There is no right more basic in our democracy than the right to participate in electing our political leaders.
McCutcheon removed aggregate spending limits on campaign contributions.
Linda Greenhouse @ NY Times noted: Roberts's subject then was the right to spend money in politics, not the right to vote. If people conclude that the current Supreme Court majority cares more about the first than the second — surely a logical inference — the court will have entered a dangerous place.
After Shelby, many states with a history of poll bias - previously ended by the Voting Rights Act - passed laws designed to suppress voter turnout. These laws include so-called Voter ID laws, reductions in early voting, and restricting acceptable ID to ID more often held by Republicans - for example, Texas polls accept gun licenses, but not state college ID.
In honor of Chief Justice John Roberts opinion in Shelby, and the similarity of laws that followed to Jim Crow laws, these laws are now known as John Roberts Laws, aka Voter Suppression Laws or the Republican Poll.
Republicans were embarrassed by undemocratically winning a gerrymandered House majority while losing the popular vote for it in an un-American fashion, so they declared a fake mandate and passed a bunch of John Roberts Laws to punish and disenfranchise the people who voted against them.
John Roberts Laws by Moo Paradigm October 30, 2014
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Darryl Robertson Jr.
The most simply divine Instagram account ever. (sidenote: I stumbled across this Instagram account and it's the most beautiful thing ever) Darryl invented the words: divine, delightful, simply, delicious, etc. He hails from Zimbabwe and the ugliest fish in the world looks like HIM, not the other way around.
(@dar_dar_bonks_6839)
(@dar_dar_bonks_6839)
Person 1: "Hey, did you see Darryl Robertson Jr.'s new post?"
Person 2: "Yeah, wasn't it his new song 'Auschwitz'?"
Person 1: "No, the one before that where he showed us his Globglogabgalab shrine."
Person 2: "Ah, I remember that one! Yes, it was simply delightful."
Person 2: "Yeah, wasn't it his new song 'Auschwitz'?"
Person 1: "No, the one before that where he showed us his Globglogabgalab shrine."
Person 2: "Ah, I remember that one! Yes, it was simply delightful."
Darryl Robertson Jr. by globglogabgalab_6969 November 6, 2020
Annabelle Roberts
Young Actress. Known mostly for her role as Carly in the movie "Little Miss Sunshine". She has also been on Nickelodeon, VH1, and TMZ Live! Her fan's are named FAnnabelle's.
Annabelle Roberts by A FAnnabelle March 15, 2013
Mark Roberts
A glorified technology teacher at Mulrennan Middle School, also know as the artist of the Speed Train album. The only way of acquiring them are either downloading the tracks online or receiving a disc copy from Mark Roberts in person.
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gary roberts
At the tender age of 42 he is the roughest player in the NHL history will drop the gloves with anyone usually with kids young enough to be his son and still kick their ass...his eyes can also pierce your soul.
gary roberts by the kuz April 15, 2008
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