Source: Tampa Bay Times

Gov. Rick Scott's administration is positioning itself for a showdown with the U.S. Department of Justice for demanding that Florida cease searching for and purging noncitizen voters.

The DOJ gave Florida until Wednesday to respond to a letter, sent last week, that said the purge probably ran afoul of two federal voting laws.
Florida will respond, but it probably won't quit its effort and will likely ask the DOJ to clarify its interpretation of the federal laws it cited.

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Cate would neither confirm nor deny what was in the state's response, but he acknowledged that the state disagrees with the federal government and doesn't plan to throw in the towel. "We know we've been acting responsibly," he said.

If Scott's administration stares down the DOJ, it will only heighten the partisan feud over the voter rolls in the nation's largest swing state.

Read more: http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/elec...

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Yes, double down Mr. Scott.

Honor and respect for the people of Florida never crosses this criminal's mind.



Welcome to Florida, DOJ. It's been more than a decade since we've needed you here.