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Judge Sparkle (not a typo) Sooknanan Pulls Plug on Election Verification System
1. Court Ruling
Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan ruled against the use of the SAVE database.
The ruling cited:
Privacy concerns
Protection of voting rights
It argued that aggregating personal data across agencies (e.g., Social Security Administration, DHS) could violate legal protections.
2. SAVE System
A federal database used to verify immigration or citizenship status.
The commentary claims:
It was meant to prevent non-citizens from voting.
The judge blocked its expanded use because it allowed bulk data matching across agencies.
The judge is an activist judge
The ruling is:
Promoting…
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