I´m wondering why there´s no federal law regulating the voting procedure - after all, the office of the President is federal. As much as I respect federalism, you need to bring in modern times and a common standard for the election of the US President if you want to be taken serious by the world - and more important, by yourself.
Voter fraud may be the reason why the election in November will be decided by the judges, and this is so irresponsible for your nation. The world laughs at the US, that there´s no universal procedure.
Let me get this straight:
Y´all see that there´s a necessity to change the rules.
Some have already started by requesting the driver´s license - but have realized that the driver´s license is no sufficient document for voter registration. Sorry pals, you do lots of great things - but organizing a good nation-wide election is none of your skills, is it?
You rather have voter fraud than a national ID (or even less: citizen registration)... *shake my head*
Thanks for caring about the EU, but the EU is no sovereign country, it´s a supranational authority - unlike in the US, our member states are still sovereign, and will be as long as I live. In fact, this is about the EC and not the EU...
Best of luck for November.
But the US started out as separate soverign states. It was not till the Civil War that the federal government started to assume strong centralizing power.
There are some laws, but for the most part it is a state issue. The DemocRATS would filibuster in the Senate agains any meaningful regulation to eliminate fraud. Republicans were divided on the "motor voter" law so it was impossible to filibuster against it. That law was basically intended to make vote fraud easier all over the US. Clinton also used the INS a tool for his reelection in 1996. He coerced the INS to conduct as many naturalization ceremonies as possible prior to that election to get as many immigrants as possible the opportunity to vote for Clinton. Of couse the INS skipped the background checks that are normally required to prevent alien convicted from becoming citizens, while ignoring the other requirements like scores on tests and the ability to understand English. Every one of the swearing in ceremonies had voter registration booths set up so that people who should never have ever been allowed into the US would get registered to vote. I must also add that a disproportional number of theses immigrants were concentrated in the ten largest states.
Michael, another one of your rather silly suggestions?
First, educate yourself on what is neccessary to amend the constitution in this country, it isn't just rules.
We are a republic, not a democracy. By the way, Germany is as well.
Pure Democracy is the same as anarchy.
Our system is working extremely well, has for more than 2 centuries and allows the greatest amount of fairness.
At least in this country we vote for people, rather than party. We elect more of our politicians than you do.
The laughing dtock of the rest of the world? Give me a break. I know that anything the Germans propose is superior and you regard America as a third world country. The old Master race philosphy is showing through? Sarcasm off.
Our fouinding fathers knew how to build a republic the right way and I support it.
The EU as well as Germany have laws that any normal person can only shake their head at. After the motto: If you can make something difficult, why bother with simplicity?
Yor future political environment is going to be shaped by the "Banana and Apples" law of the EU. Just like their current attempt at suppressing freedom of the press. Your Government has yet to make a protest against that.
I hope we will never become like the Europeans who are the debating world champions. Look at Sudan, all of Europe is debating while thousands of people are murdered each day. All talk, no action.
To borrow a phrase from your Fuehrer Schroeder: I hope we will never have (American Verhaeltnisse) European situations in this country.