Golden Week Killed by Conservative Judges

The Federal Appeals Court down in Cincinnati overturned the district court to eliminate Golden Week in Ohio.  The sole reason seems to be that other states around us have fewer opportunities to vote so therefore Ohioans should suffer as well.  The basis for the suit and the basis for the victory at the district court level was that African American and minority populations use Golden Week.   We will be making it more difficult in Ohio if we take away a right that a minority population was using.  It does not matter if Indiana does not allow early voting because Ohio voters do not live in Indiana. 

There is no way to look at this written decision except purely done for political reasons.  The lower court decision was

http://wksu.org/post/ohio-democrats-are-taking-golden-week-voting-fight-us-supreme-court

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/08/ohio-voting-decision/497066/

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/08/23/judge-reverses-golden-week-in-ohio.html

http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/08/appellate_court_rules_ohio_ear.html

http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/08/early-voting_ruling_on_ohios_g.html

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/08/31/ohios-golden-week-voting-dispute-headed-to-u-s-supreme-court.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/14/us/politics/supreme-court-wont-restore-golden-week-voting-in-ohio.html?_r=0

Brian Davis

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