BREAKING -Rick Scott suing Homeland Security to get the data base

[malaise]

so he can purge the voters' list.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/06/11/2844300/florida-sues-department-of-homeland.html
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The governor and the secretary of state say the Department of Homeland Security has refused to give the state a list of immigrants who have become citizens so the state can update its list to purge non-citizens from voter rolls.

Gov. Rick Scott’s top elections official sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Monday, accusing the agency of unlawful “recalcitrance” for refusing Florida access to a database that could help the state spot and remove noncitizens from the voter rolls.

“We have a right to this database,” Scott said Monday on Fox News’ Your World Cavuto show. “It’s supposed to be used for voting registration. I look forward to them giving us the database but, again, we don’t have a choice but to sue them this afternoon.”

DHS has refused to comment or explain why it won’t give Florida access to the database.
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This is getting ugly

Good discussion on Rev Al

[1StrongBlackMan]

1. Just following the gop playbook ...

Championing an unpopular position ... Check
Unable to get public on your side of the issue ... Check
Taking a beating in the polls ... Check
Haven't got you name in the paper for anything other than stupid crap ... Check

Solution:

Sue President Obama!

[Initech]

16. Someone needs to make a GOP flow chart with the logic in this...

Although it'd probably be damn near impossible since the GOP doesn't believe in logic.

[asjr]

2. We do not have to worry about outside

terrorists. We have our own home-grown right here in this country in the Republican governors.

[malaise]

3. Ding ding we have a winner

Fugg em

They're talking about ALEC now.
ALEC has money troubles - Bwaaaaaaaaaah! Bring out the violins.

[JustAnotherGen]

4. How much

Is this nonsense going to cost me? I hope this minute DHS starts a running tally. I hope Scott is NOT Succesful! And I hope the Fed sends him a bill.

[Drale]

5. Who when does Florida try to secede from the Union?

I wanna see Rick Scott punished as a traitor and all of his assets taken from him.

[Jumping John]

6. The law suit is a frivolous waste of taxpayer money and

since the purge is being performed illegally, then the court will never rule in Florida's favor.

Hopefully the suit will be thrown out with no merit.

[MrScorpio]

7. Good luck with that, Ricky My Boy nt

[Pyrzqxgl]

8. Is It Just me or.....

......do other folks get reminded of the late 20's Nazi Party in Germany just before they came to power. Read your history books. Some of these Republicans are using the same tactics.

[ailsagirl]

9. I agree but I can't think about it

The DOJ needs to crack down on these crackpots-- they're the minority but they have influential, scary wingnuts backing them. If I live to be 1000, I'll never figure out why they actively and unapologetically enjoy hurting people. sick sick sick

[HooptieWagon]

10. aybe its time for the Feds to reopen the HCA Medicare.fraud case...

[summerschild]

11. Should have put Rick's sorry ass in prison for Medicare fraud & we wouldn't be

dealing with the sob now. Has ANYBODY EVER HEARD anybody in Florida explain how this crook got elected?

[Baitball Blogger]

12. Rick Scott wouldn't come up with this move without someone pushing his strings.

So, who is orchestrating these moves?

[quaker bill]

14. Disagree

Scott would do it just for fun.

[Baitball Blogger]

15. How would he know to go after Homeland Securities Records?

I think someone is giving him advice.

Probably an old Federalist Lawyer type. Like the kind who wanted to rewrite the constitution to give the power of elections over to the Florida legislature.

[quaker bill]

17. He has been asking for them for many months now

It is a national database of citizens. Apparently the use of the data is restricted as Scott is not the only repug governor that has been turned down. Since several of them have been asking, somebody somewhere probably suggested it would be a good idea. ALEC comes to mind, as alot of the rest of the voter suppression stuff has come from this source. Federalist Society lawyers probably do hang out at ALEC meetings.

I stand by my impression that Scott will do stuff like this on a whim, it does not need to make sense or solve any real problem. He likes stirring things up, it is his hobby.

[SoutherDem]

13. I may be misinformed but I heard the reason the Justice Dept stopped Scott

Wasn't his process but it was too close to an election. I heard that voter lists can't be purged within 90 days of an election, that they have one in August. Then there will be another one within 90 again, the national election. If the list were given today it would be at least 180 days old before it could legally used and potentially out of date.