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Early voting had been scheduled to begin Saturday for Louisiana’s May 16 primaries. But Republican Gov. Jeff Landry issued an executive order postponing the U.S. House primary in response to a ruling Wednesday by the court that struck down a majority Black congressional district.

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The Republican-controlled secretary of state’s office, which declared an electoral emergency allowing for Landry’s order, said it would post notices at early voting sites alerting the public about the suspended congressional primary. All other races on the ballot will proceed as scheduled.

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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 points 9 hours ago

...translation?

Ah, wait, no, forget about it.

[–] agelord@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

Democracy, they said...

[–] DiarrheaSommelier@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Hey 'Murica, do you still think you're going to vote your way out of this mess?

[–] normalentrance@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have to hope. So many are unhappy with this situation.

[–] CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

They sure do! The idea of being anything other than an apathetic screen zombie terrifies most of us

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sure, if they vote with bullets!

[–] grue@lemmy.world 88 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

This is tyranny. Jeff Landry should be removed.

Also...

which declared an electoral emergency

...that's not a fucking thing!

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And the SCOTUS justices that defied the VRA was some how unconstitutional.

Actually, you know what. Every fucking republican. If you’re still republican, you’re a Nazis and need to go

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago

If you’re still republican, you’re a Nazis and need to go

I'd say that's been the case since their party ran Barry Goldwater for president in 1964 on his opposition to civil rights laws.

We had almost made a real step forward in Reconstruction as the Democratic party actually showed the political courage to kick segregationists out of their party (which was like 25% of their voting base at the time), but then tax cut hungry oligarch assholes behind Goldwater were like "We heard you were looking for a new party! Let me dump toxic waste in your rivers and I'll look the other way when you lynch someone, whadya say chum?" and that's been American politics ever since.

[–] BigMacHole@thelemmy.club 43 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's ~~TOO CLOSE to an Election~~ Perfect timing for this!

-Republicans!

[–] baronvonj@piefed.social 18 points 1 day ago

seriously, how many times have maps stricken down for discrimination still been used because the election was too close?

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I hope the DNC is planning on going after every single seat. If they actually fund every state like it matters they might pick up huge gains in the midterms.

[–] pluge@piefed.social 7 points 1 day ago

Lol. The Dnc is the epitome of impotence. They'll write a strongly worded letter and that will be that.

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

DNC only funds primaries against progressives

[–] pfried@reddthat.com 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The DNC doesn't give money to any primary candidates.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Only if you don't count incumbents as primary candidates

[–] pfried@reddthat.com 1 points 7 hours ago

I do count incumbents as primary candidates. The DNC funds the winner of the primary, whomever that may be.

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (2 children)

they definitely do if their Chosen faces a competitor that comes off as actually human. DNC has spent millions in primaries (trying, and slowly failing) to protect against progressive upstarts...there are entire states that recieved <10k overall last election cycle

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

I believe you, but example links would increase the impact of your post.

[–] green_red_black@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 day ago

I assume they can't get rid of the ballots so I say mark on the Congress section anyways