You re a potential felon. if that sounds unreasonable to you, if that sounds hash much and impractical and serves little if no purpose, there is a federal judge in the northern district of florida who agrees with you. congratulations. this afternoon judge robert hinkel issued an injunction barring the state of florida from endivorcing the new rick scott 48 hour deadline part of its election law. he called the arbitrary two-day deadline harsh and impractical writing in his 27-page ruling the state has little if any legitimate interest in setting the deadline at 48 hours. the short deadline coupled with substantial penalties for noncompliance make voter registration drives a ris yik business. if the goal is to discourage voter registration drives and that s also to make it harder for new voters to register, the 48-hour deadline may succeed. but if the goal is to further the state s legitimate interests without unduly burdening the rights of voters and voter registration organizations, th