The ruling blocking two counties from removing voters who appeared to have changed addresses from voter rolls struck a blow to the rule of law, according to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. “This ruling is a direct attack on rule of law in Georgia and the integrity of elections in this state, and I will not stand for it,” the Republican said in a statement on Tuesday. “Without even hearing from Muscogee County, a President Obama-appointed judge has decided to overturn the express will of Georgia law and the county elections officers around the state who follow it,” he added. District Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner, an Obama appointee, issued the ruling late Monday. She said plaintiffs who sued Ben Hill and Muscogee counties appeared correct when they asserted the county election boards violated the National Voter Registration Act and portions of the U.S. Constitution when moving forward with the removal of thousands …