Apparently the mantra of the vote suppressors is if you can't beat 'em, John, just try and get their votes thrown out. 

This may be happening in North Carolina but it's a problem everywhere. As Republican Justice Richard Dietz said in his scathing dissent, joining his lone Democratic colleague: “the timing of Griffin’s claims speaks volumes about their substance. By waiting until after the votes were cast and the results tallied, Griffin seeks to retroactively rewrite the rules of the election to tilt the playing field in his favor.”

This isn't "election integrity" or whatever buzzwords opponents of voting rights use, this is blatant retroactive voter suppression. RUSH $25 or more today to stop vengeful partisans from wrongfully silencing these voters, flipping this election, and more >>

All eyes are still on North Carolina, John and for good reason.

Our state Supreme Court here in North Carolina just stepped in to stop the certification of the election for a justice on their court, which is a huge breach of power and a clearly partisan action in a state where judges are affiliated with political parties.

For background: On Election Day, incumbent Justice Allison Riggs (D) was reelected by a slim margin of a few hundred votes. Her disgruntled opponent, GOP Judge Jefferson Griffin, sued for and received two separate recounts -- both of which increased Riggs' lead.

Now Judge Griffin has sued to remove 60,000 voters' ballots from the count, even though they've been validated in the recount. The state Board of Elections dismissed his request, but now his partisan, would-be colleagues -- the court has a 5-2 Republican majority -- have stepped in to adjudicate the election and possibly kick off one of their own.

Justices Anita Earls (D) and Richard Dietz (R) dissented while Justice Riggs properly recused herself, so the judicial stay on election certification was put in place by a 4-2, mainly party-line vote.

The bottom line is that the partisan Supreme Court is stepping into an election for one of their own members to try and reverse the results of the vote because their party didn't win. Opponents of voting rights are trying to steal this election in plain sight.

We've got to make sure everyone knows about this egregious intervention before these votes are stolen and the voices of the people are silenced. Will you chip in $25 or whatever you can right now to help us spread the word and defend these votes in North Carolina and so many other votes across the country? >>

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