The monumental day comes despite two legal challenges that attempted to undercut it. Last Thursday, the Minnesota Court of Appeals struck down a legal challenge by Mille Lacs County District Court Judge Matthew Quinn against Restore the Vote. Quinn had barred at least six defendants from voting as part of their sentences and argued the voting law was unconstitutional.

In an order, Chief Judge Susan Segal wrote that Quinn had no authority to declare the law unconstitutional. And Segal said Quinn’s actions were “unauthorized by law.”

Another lawsuit by conservative voter’s group Minnesota Voters Alliance is pending in Anoka County before District Court Judge Thomas Lehmann. A first hearing was held on Oct. 30, but Lehmann has not issued a ruling on the case yet.

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        What point are you trying to make? The amount of people taking things without paying for them has gone up. Call it what you want

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          You’re claiming theft is legal in California. I’m asking you for details on that claim.

          Thieft is in fact 100% illegal in the state of California. If you steal $950 and over it becomes a felony charge. You don’t just “call it what you want”, that’s not how law works. But I’d love to hear your reasoning on how that makes stealing legal.

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            Laws only matter if they are enforced. Thefts under $950 are misdeamenors and are often not investigated or prosecuted.

            You can argue with me if you want, but San Francisco definitely has a rising crime problem.

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              Fair enough.
              But I wonder what does of any of that have to do with Minnesota giving more people the right to vote?

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      recent uptick in retail theft? I’m guessing that is due to self-checkout. Inventory losses only have one reason for bean counters to report