Is America in Danger of a Federal Takeover of Our Elections?

The New American ^ | Mar. 8, 2013 | Kurt Hyde

[EXCH54FE]

The Obama administration has appointed a bipartisan presidential commission with the stated purpose of recommending changes in election procedures supposedly to streamline our elections. No fewer than five bills to increase federal control over American elections have been filed in the 113th Congress. Even a cursory review of the five bills already proposed reveals an unconstitutional federal power grab over American elections. If these measures are passed, they would also result in a drastic reduction in the remaining electoral safeguards left in at least some of the states.

The bills submitted so far:

• HR 50 — Streamlined and Improved Methods at Polling Locations and Early Voting Act of 2013 (SIMPLE) submitted by George Miller (D-Calif.).

This bill would force the states to implement early voting.

• HR 280 — Same Day Registration Act of 2013 submitted by Keith Ellison (D-Minn.).

This bill would force the states to implement same-day voter registration.

• HR 281 — Voter Access Protection Act of 2013 submitted by Keith Ellison (D-Minn.).

This bill would repeal all state laws that require photo ID for voting.

• HR 289 — Value Our Time Elections Act of 2013 (VOTE) submitted by James Moran (D-Va.).

This 50-page bill would expand the already unconstitutional Election Assistance Commission (EAC) gradually making it the federal bureaucracy that runs America’s elections.

It would force the states to implement Internet voter registration and even allow digital signatures in voter registrations. It would also mandate that the states implement automatic voter registration, which is dangerously on the path to universal voter registration.

[EXCH54FE]

These five unconstitutional bills should not be passed. The weaknesses they would put into our electoral security makes them unwise even if they were constitutional. The best things the federal government can do are 1) Stop making matters worse and 2) Undo the damage they’ve already done.

[null and void]

The best things the federal government can do are 1) Stop making matters worse and 2) Undo the damage they’ve already done.

Who currently in power would benefit from that?

[Jim Hill]

All filed by democrats, of course.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I guess it’s no coincidence that the communists have submitted all of these bills.

[supremedoctrine]

I notice the greasy Islamic pawprints of Keith Ellison on two of these bills.
That is what this guy is all about.

[cripplecreek]

Yet you should hear the screeching from democrats because we’re talking about changing to a proportional electoral distribution in Michigan. It would negate the effect of vote fraud in Detroit and they can’t have that.

[supremedoctrine]

I notice the greasy Islamic pawprints of Keith Ellison on two of these bills.
That is what this guy is all about.

[ldish]

just in line with fiesteins statement that former military can not own guns due to PSTD...guys can’t you guys put the dots together we are already in the fourth quarter

[Jane Long]

Yet one thing that would actually prevent voter fraud, Voter ID laws, is banned by the Dept of Just Us.

Where are the Repubs on all of this?

[ldish]

soroes counting machine on foreign soil just stole the last election and no one gives a sh^t

[Jim Noble]

Here's a streamlined ballot:

[Terry Mross]

The article says the federal government is taking over the elections. To answer your questions, the republicans are part of the federal government.

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[Bernard Marx]

All filed by democrats, of course.

They may have a "D" after their names but a "C" would be more appropriate for Miller and Moran. Ellison is an "M." All of them hate real democracy and freedom.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Yet you should hear the screeching from democrats because we’re talking about changing to a proportional electoral distribution in Michigan. It would negate the effect of vote fraud in Detroit and they can’t have that.”

They should change voter laws so each county won gets one point. Most points for the state gets the electoral votes.

Takes voter fraud out of the equation since if you want to vote 100 times in Phily, knock yourself out.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

"It's not the people who vote that count. It's the people who count the votes."

The Lefties aren't even hiding what they're doing anymore.

[Drill Thrawl]

Every single damn day these Rat bastards push a little, and a little more. They are going to push to far and it will get very ugly. And I believe that day is coming is the very near future.

"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
-- opening lines of 101 Things To Do 'Til The Revolution by Claire Wolfe

[oldbill]

It doesn’t matter anymore.

By failing to fight voter fraud, early voting, easy registration, no bio- photo-ID, the republicans have ceded elections over to the democrats.

Our elections are approaching those of Venezuela, Belarus, Iran, and Mexico.

[Windflier]

"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."

The Commies who've stolen our government are fast pushing us past that "awkward" stage.

If they had a lick of sense, they'd go back to their slow drip modus operandi, but I think they sense ultimate victory within reach, and just can't help themselves. They're going to one day regret waking the tiger.

[oldenuff2no]

voter ID should be required when voting for the local dog catcher.

Everyone should get a free state ID but must present it to vote.

Any one who attempts to vote more than one time on an ID should get a mandatory year in county jail and loose all voting privileges for life. I don't care what party you claim we all only get one vote per election.

Illegals are not entitled to vote and the same goes for them. Try to or manage to vote illegally you get a year in lock up then deported. No exceptions.