Posted on 03/09/2020 3:52:56 AM PDT by Kaslin
During the impeachment trial, House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) admitted on the floor of the U.S. Senate that President Trump’s political fate cannot be decided at the ballot box. Rep. Schiff said: “As we will discuss, impeachment exists for cases in which the conduct of the president rises beyond mere policies, disputes to be decided otherwise, and without urgency at the ballot box. Instead, we are here today to consider a much more grave matter and that is an attempt to use the powers of the presidency to cheat in an election. For precisely this reason, the president’s misconduct cannot be decided at the ballot box, for we cannot be assured that the vote will be fairly won.”
House Judiciary Chair Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) have joined the chorus to remove Trump in the interest of “preserving electoral integrity.”
So does this mean voters should never trust the vote anymore? If Democrats really feel that way, maybe it is time to take on election fraud and to tighten up the process so that we can ensure fair elections where only citizens vote.
After the mess in the Iowa caucuses, can anyone really rest on Democrat assurances that there is no need to change our election procedures? Pointing to our bloated voter rolls, third-party ballot harvesting, voting by non-citizens, a Prager University video shows that voter fraud is very real.
In support, the Illinois State Board of Elections recently confirmed that not only were 574 non-U.S. citizens accidentally registered to vote in 2018, but 16 of those individuals actually voted. They called it a programming malfunction.
There are serious consequences when non-citizens vote. If caught, it can mean immediate deportation. How did it happen?
The Automatic Voter Registration process rolled out in July 2018 automatically registers eligible citizens to vote when they apply for or renew a license or ID, unless they opt out. Those non-citizens who were erroneously registered to vote were likely sent many voting pamphlets and brochures in the mail. Two individuals actually voted in multiple elections.
They claim that it was unlikely to impact any elections. But the Macon County Sheriff's race was decided by just one vote in 2018. Seven of the 547 non-citizens were registered in Macon County. One of those seven voted. One vote can and does make a difference.
San Francisco voters passed the local 2016 Proposition N allowing non-citizens to vote in school board elections. Chicago and several small cities in Maryland have passed similar laws. But officials should be cautious about such laws. They remove one more distinction between citizens and non-citizens. Removing such distinctions diminishes the incentive to work toward citizenship, and citizenship is a necessity for immigrants who want to advance in society.
North Carolina passed a photo ID law, S.B. 824, which would have been effective with the March 3 primary. Voters would have had to show an acceptable ID before voting. Absentee voters also would have had to provide an ID copy with their vote. The law did allow for a number of different IDs to be used and allowed voters to get a free ID card or fill out a form explaining their “reasonable impediment” to obtaining one. But legislators rejected an amendment allowing the use of public assistance IDs.
Having previous laws ruled illegal, a November 2018 ballot enshrined voter ID in the state constitution. The amendment passed with 55% of the vote. The legislature approved a separate law in December 2018 detailing how to implement that amendment. Legal challenges were filed almost immediately.
But a federal judge, U.S. District Court Judge Loretta Biggs, blocked the newest version of North Carolina’s voter identification law citing the state’s “sordid history of racial discrimination and voter suppression.” She ordered officials not to enforce the law in 2020.
No wonder the ballot box cannot be used to determine whether Trump deserves to be elected as president for a second term. We can’t even ensure that only citizens are allowed to vote.
President Donald Trump states what ought to be required: “Only American citizens should vote in American elections. Which is why the time has come for voter ID, like everything else. You know, if you go out and you want to buy groceries, you need a picture on a card.”
Whenever you open a bank account, cash a check, try to fly, or have to prove who you are, you show your ID. The same should be true when citizens vote.
How do you seat the next unelected but personally chosen president of the united states with out the American peoples vote? Joe Bidens VP
Keep Vote Integrity!
No mail-in ballots except for overseas voters (military, etc).
No voter registration at drivers license time.
No ballot harvesting.
No ballots accepted after polls close.
Limited early voting - mandatory proof that you will not be able to come to your precinct on voting day.
I would support making voting day for national elections a holiday. Require proof of voting to be given to your employer in order to get paid for the day. Else you get an un-paid holiday.
First, don’t allow tens of millions of illegal occupiers into your country.
Second, and this is crucial, don’t let them obtain Drivers Licenses and other government services.
Limited early voting. Make it like jury duty, but in reverse. You can’t opt out or be excused from jury duty, except for certain reasons. Make voting early only for the same reasons as excused for jury duty. Needs to be part of any bill.
After all, it is a citizen’s obligation to serve on a jury. Emphasis on citizen.
This harkens back to the “Motor-Voter Law” passed by a DemonRAT controlled Congress and signed by their President Bill Clinton.
Heck, we can't even ensure that votes are only cast by actual voters. Vote fraud occurs through a variety of means.
It is no wonder that Schiff-for-brains doesn't think that voters should have any say in elections. He knows just how rampant vote fraud is, because the DemocRAT machine runs it.
44 Thumb drives found in Texas. What to do? Rule now
All these Voter ID laws they keep passing are going about it all wrong, pass this LAW and watch the Judges Whine:
Any Person that requests or demands proof of Identification of any US Citizen or Legal US Resident, greater than that which is required to register to vote in a Public Election or Cast a Vote in a Public Election, shall be Guilty of a Felony, punishable by a Mandatory 5 years in Prison.
Paper ballots thumbprints
That one is at the top of my list.
No “ranked voting”.
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