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mahatmakanejeeves

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Tue May 2, 2023, 10:02 AM May 2023

The first arrests from DeSantis's election police take extensive toll

Kevin M. Kruse Retweeted

Many, mostly Black, who were initially arrested by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s new 'election police unit' have had their cases dismissed in court

Some lost jobs and are struggling to pay bills. Another calls voting "a trap" and is advising against it

washingtonpost.com
The first arrests from DeSantis’s election police take extensive toll
One by one, many of the initial 20 arrests made by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's Office of Election Crimes and Security have stumbled in



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The first arrests from DeSantis's election police take extensive toll (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 OP
Apparently we have no way to rein in an out-of-control governor other than take him to court. CrispyQ May 2023 #1

CrispyQ

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1. Apparently we have no way to rein in an out-of-control governor other than take him to court.
Tue May 2, 2023, 10:20 AM
May 2023

Trump showed us just how much of our system has been based on tradition & precedent & only maintained because no one challenged "the rules" before. That's their game plan. Go radical, break all the rules, & wait for the courts to decide. In the meantime, more & more voter suppression legislation is passed with every election.

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