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The Electoral College is one of our guardians of states’
rights. J. Christian Adams reported on another priority of the Democrat-majority
House of Representatives:
If you thought the midterm
elections had problems, wait until you learn about Nancy Pelosi’s plan to
terminate state control over American elections.
Democrats in Congress have
announced their top legislative priority, and it isn’t health care,
immigration, or taxes. Instead, they want to centralize power over elections in
Washington, D.C. H.R.
1 is number one on the legislative agenda because it is the number one priority of House Democrats, leftist
groups, deep-pocketed dark money, and those who use election process rules to
help win elections -- or at least to cause chaos.
The bill is a 571-page dreamscape
of wild wishes and federal mandates on states. The Constitution decentralizes
power over American elections and puts states in charge. H.R. 1 would undo
that.
Decentralization promotes
individual liberty. When power over elections is centralized, it is easier for
that power to be abused. When power over elections is decentralized, no single
malevolent actor can exert improper control over the process. That is precisely
why Democrats are so eager for Washington, D.C., to have more power over our
elections.
H.R. 1 has 218 cosponsors. It
forces states to implement mandatory voter registration. If someone is on
a government list -- such as receiving welfare benefits or rental subsidies --
then they would be automatically registered to vote.
Few states have enacted
these systems because Americans still view civic participation as a voluntary
choice. Moreover, aggregated government lists always contain duplicates and errors
that states, even without mandatory voter registration, frequently fail to
catch and fix.
H.R. 1 also mandates that
states allow all felons to vote. . . .
H.R. 1 would also force states
to have extended periods of early voting, and mandates that early voting sites
be near bus or subway routes. . . .
H.R. 1 mandates same-day voter
registration and would obliterate state registration procedures.
The full report is at PJ Media here. I doubt this will ever
pass, but it certainly exposes the Progressive Left’s agenda.
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