[freedomfiter2]

The group hosting international election observers said Thursday that state officials in Iowa and Texas are needlessly blocking access to the decades-old process the United States already has agreed to, an official said Thursday.

The US Constitution doesn’t give the Federal government authority to agree to such a process.

[ConservativeMan55]

Nope it sure doesn’t!

[Tublecane]

Yeah, but the US Constitution has probably been declared a “human rights” violation.

[Pontiac]

“It’s a pretty simple answer: The U.S., as a participating state and founding member of the OSCE, has made certain commitments to allow international observers,” he said. “That said, our observers aren’t there to interfere.”

Well that’s fine. The Federal government can make all of the agreements and commitments it wants but unless it is a ratified treaty state law governs the conduct of elections.

In other words the states can keep your arses out.