Federal appeals court backs judge restoring purged voters in Virginia – UPI.com

A federal appeals court on Sunday refused to throw out a lower court order that ordered recently purged voters restored in Virginia, setting up a possible U.S. Supreme Court appeal.

Fourth Circuit Judges Albert Diaz, Toby Heyten and Stephanie Thacker, all Democrats, said they are “unpersuaded” by lawyers for Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin seeking to block an injunction obtained by U.S. Justice Department and civil rights groups. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Patricia Giles ruled the the move would be too disruptive to administerwith just over a week remaining before Election Day.

Source: Federal appeals court backs judge restoring purged voters in Virginia – UPI.com

Calmes: The Top 10 reasons to vote for Kamala Harris for president – Los Angeles Times

…4. She’d signal to the world that the United States remains dedicated to democracy and its multilateral alliances.

Harris would maintain U.S. leadership in NATO and other global institutions, respect existing international accords, including on climate, and support Ukraine against Russia’s aggression. More than Biden, she has indicated she’d stand up to Israel’s right-wing government. None of that would be true of a reelected Trump. Foreign allies are petrified that he’ll return to power; simply by electing Harris, Americans would reassure the free world.

3. She would choose diverse, mainstream nominees for the federal courts.

Harris would continue Biden’s practice of picking esteemed, mainstream judicial nominees who are diverse in professional backgrounds, gender and race. She’d likely choose relative moderates, as opposed to Trump’s right-wing ideologues, especially if the Senate has, as predicted, a Republican majority eager for any excuse to block her choices. Expect far-right Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas, 76, and Samuel A. Alito Jr., 74, to delay retiring rather than let her choose their successors. But that’s preferable to Trump picking younger clones to serve for decades.

2. She has character.

Harris is not a habitual liar, shows no penchant for personal power and self-aggrandizement and is untouched by scandal. Unlike Trump, she would be “a president for all Americans” and “put country above party and self,” as she said at the Democratic National Convention.

1. She’s not Trump.

Enough said.

Source: Calmes: The Top 10 reasons to vote for Kamala Harris for president – Los Angeles Times