Colorado Voters Are Canceling Their Registrations After Trump Request For Voter Data
I am not sure where I am on this, on one hand you have a right to privacy, on the other, the democrats have manipulated the voter rules, requirements and qualifications to the point that almost anyone can sign up some-where's with no proof they even have the right to vote. Of course whatever it is, it gets manipulated depending on what the news outlet wants you to believe...
I think states should be able to call the shots for all state and local elections. In general, those elections only affect the local population. The votes I cast for school board member and mayor and state legislator and governor in Indiana don't really affect anyone living in New York or California or Texas. The feds should absolutely keep their political noses out of them.
But when I cast a vote for a Representative or Senator or President, then my vote does affect every person in New York and Texas and California and Puerto Rico and all 46 other states not named Indiana. I believe there needs to be some consistency when it comes to federal elections--both in registration and verification--since every vote cast affects every other person in the country.
And if the feds believe there is voter fraud in a federal election--more votes cast in a congressional district than there are registered voters, for example--then they should be able to investigate for fraud and have access to whatever they need.
But if there are 451 votes cast for a small town mayor for a town that only has 458 residents and 397 registered voters? Feds should not be able to get involved.
The way I see it, there should be one consistent and universal method of registration and voter verification for federal elections.
If the states choose to have different methods for either registration or verification or both, that's ok. More power to them in dealing with the aftermath. If I can sign my name on the inside of a gum wrapper and then I'll be allowed to vote for a county commissioner, fine.
But the standards to vote in a federal election should be much higher and much more closely watched simply because every vote cast in a federal election affects 300 million other people.
It's a purely personal perspective; if someone in another state is casting a vote that affects me, I think I have a reasonable expectation that his/her vote is legally cast. And I think the only way to do that is with federal election registration of some kind.
Oh my God, I just argued in favor of federal oversight. Maybe I should get blown up.
When I was at Fort Carson, I lived off base in a town called Manitou Springs...we called it: Marijuana Springs...even the town council and Mayer were dopers.
I was surprised to read this, I hadn't seen it in the 100+ news mails I get everyday.
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Virginia does not), I don't think that that information
should be given to the Federal government, which
party the voter is registered in.
That simple. I could be from Mars and still vote there. It explains a lot.
Article I Section 2
"... the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature." Could be you have to own at least two penguins, but it is not the business of the federal government.
The same wording - "most numerous branch of the State Legislature" - appears also in the XVII Amendment.
Article II Section 1 (The electoral college)
Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct ... (and here in Texas you must own at least two penguins.)
Article XIV Section 2
(Again, federal issues, but the fundamentals remain with the states. The states can deny the right to vote and can grant it to those previously in rebellion, but must suffer a proportionate loss of representation in Congress.
The XIX, XXIV and XXVI amendments (women, Poll Tax and 18-year old voters) all specify that this applies only to federalelections. And, in fact, the XXIV Amendment says that you cannot be denied your right to vote in a federal election just because you refuse to pay your taxes.
I fail to see where the federal government gets the power to demand voter rolls and records -- unless they suspect that children under 18 who were in rebellion were voting...
For example, the pilot test carried out in New York, 72% of the voters that cast ballots were known to be deceased at the time. (that is non-public information - I am only aware of that professionally).
I don't personally think there are enough illegal immigrants voting to significantly change an election, as the vast majority are here to work and provide for their families out of desperation. The bigger problem has always been the cemetery turn-out, and deceased get-out-the-vote efforts, which the dems have mastered over the last 40+ years. There is a lot of speculation that JFK was only president because of the cemetery vote.
Dual state registrations also happen, but it's in the range of 10s of thousands - not really ever thought of as being an impact, but when states are won or lost by maybe 20,000 votes, it can make a big impact. Most notable has been liberal San Francisco residents dual-registering in Placer County / Tahoe region as well as in Nevada - typically, they have a timeshare in the Lake Tahoe area and will use it as a voter registration address. Placer County and Nevada are both very "red" but have scant populations, so the 4000 for example that are registered at a a single timeshare address will make a big difference.
Please excuse my ignorance but in what ways does a 'Convention of States' differ from a 'Constitutional Convention'?
Thank you.
Your citings are valid and I do not disagree.
As I said in my own post below, the information being requested is essentially information the fedgov already has. The purpose of this request is to match whats in the governments record with what the state is showing up on voting rolls. Determining who is live and legit and who is fraudulent and a fantasy voter must be the first step in assuring the vote is accurate and fair, no? As stated in my post, there is no anonymity in voting for a variety of reasons. This whole matter is just a distraction.
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The corruption at the local level is immense, AJ. They keep tweaking the system more and more to allow THEM to decide the outcome. It goes for both parties, as I saw a Republican election where a newcomer beat an incumbent for County Commissioner, by 512 votes, then, after several recounts, lost by 12. Really? You would trust any part of government, local or federal? The voter shenanigans have gone of for a LONG time, remember Dailey? "Vote Early and Often". There is not transparency, and the vote by mail thing is so corrupt as to not be funny anymore. Those "numbers" come from a poisoned well, so the "freely available" information is so suspect. I agree they are looking for what is already there, but crap is crap.
This is a BS issue anyway. There is no privacy when voting.
Consider:
When one goes to vote you likely already have a voter ID card, you then sign in on a paper that already has your name which also has a number associated with the line your signing on and a line for the time of signing, each voting sheet already has a number assigned to it. So, they know when you walk in, who you are, which form you used, and what time you fed that form into the reader for tabulation. Does anyone really think those DOTs or LINES on that voting ballot aren't automatically read by the machine, that the ballot number isn't recorded with that information, and that all of that info isn't attached to your sign-in?
This story is a distraction, nothing more.
I see your point. I know well how it works here in Arizona but not in every other state. There should be some basic uniformity in voting credentials common to all 50 states. Arizona is more right leaning and Constitutional, I sometimes forget that common sense isn't that common..
Sorry, if the government is demanding my personal information, I want to know what they want it for.
I never committed voter fraud.
Ta da! There, all done.
And more seriously routing out voter fraud is something I'd be more than happy to help out with.
The idea of investigating voter fraud is the last thing the Jackass Party would care to consider for some obvious reason.
I'd have a problem with people coming into my house and counting my guns.
It's not the same thing as letting dead people and illegals vote for presidents.
I vote only one time in one place.
I'm more than happy to help isolate and identify fraudsters who vote more times and in more places than I do~
~as well as those who should not be voting at all such as ex-cons, illegals and the walking dead.
I quit voting a long time ago. I equate it to a monkey pushing a button in a scientific experiment...only with less impact on society.