Posted on Jan 25, 2021
Text - H.R.1 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): For the People Act of 2021
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The premiere legislation of the 117th Session of Congress is a wonderful civics lesson for all who care to learn what a corrupt and dysfunctional government we have. Read it. Go ahead, I dare you. I haven't, not all of it, and I doubt that any of our fearless leaders in the District of Calamity have (other than the team of bureaucrats who wrote it). Yes, it is constitutional for Congress to override state elections laws. Art. 1, § 4, cl. 1, of the United States Constitution that reads as follows: “The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but Congress may at any time make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Place of chusing Senators.” The interesting question is, why now? I would argue that the Left has discovered the means of directing election outcomes, practiced it in California during the 2018 midterms and 2020 general election, and now wish to codify it and inflict their will on all states.
What does a fair election look like? It's hard to say. Few have been seen. Once upon a time, in Colonial America, elections were held openly. Yes, only a few were enfranchised, but at least those few voted at public gatherings and announced their votes with pride. As we opened voting to the disenfranchised, we made it secret under the theory that women and minorities lacked the courage to resist intimidation. I believe that the actual reason for the secret ballot is that it's easier to "adjust".
Still, I must reserve final judgment until after I've read more (that is, waded through the flotsam and jetsam of obfuscation to find the real meat of it.
Honestly, I have long resisted calls for a Convention of the States to fix the system, and it may now be too late (inasmuch as the delegates would likely be no better than the representatives that we elect to Congress). However, we need to impose term limits on those whom we elect to public office and we have to impose a common sense rule on legislation: One bill, one law, something like "Thou shalt not murder." Now, there's a law we can understand...
The premiere legislation of the 117th Session of Congress is a wonderful civics lesson for all who care to learn what a corrupt and dysfunctional government we have. Read it. Go ahead, I dare you. I haven't, not all of it, and I doubt that any of our fearless leaders in the District of Calamity have (other than the team of bureaucrats who wrote it). Yes, it is constitutional for Congress to override state elections laws. Art. 1, § 4, cl. 1, of the United States Constitution that reads as follows: “The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but Congress may at any time make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Place of chusing Senators.” The interesting question is, why now? I would argue that the Left has discovered the means of directing election outcomes, practiced it in California during the 2018 midterms and 2020 general election, and now wish to codify it and inflict their will on all states.
What does a fair election look like? It's hard to say. Few have been seen. Once upon a time, in Colonial America, elections were held openly. Yes, only a few were enfranchised, but at least those few voted at public gatherings and announced their votes with pride. As we opened voting to the disenfranchised, we made it secret under the theory that women and minorities lacked the courage to resist intimidation. I believe that the actual reason for the secret ballot is that it's easier to "adjust".
Still, I must reserve final judgment until after I've read more (that is, waded through the flotsam and jetsam of obfuscation to find the real meat of it.
Honestly, I have long resisted calls for a Convention of the States to fix the system, and it may now be too late (inasmuch as the delegates would likely be no better than the representatives that we elect to Congress). However, we need to impose term limits on those whom we elect to public office and we have to impose a common sense rule on legislation: One bill, one law, something like "Thou shalt not murder." Now, there's a law we can understand...
Text - H.R.1 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): For the People Act of 2021
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Ok i just read the first large part of this this is Complete Congressional Powergrab! One Saying Congress has the rights to overrule States voting laws is Unconstitutional! This is the work Of Tyrants
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"Still, I must reserve final judgment until after I've read more" - I wish you had actually done that, instead of just saying it, while passing judgement with every other word in the post. Rest assured, I will be reading this bill as well. Unlike you have done, I will reserve judgement until I have.
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