Posted on 02/22/2016 4:36:54 PM PST by pilgrim
HOUSTON, TX. – February 22, 2016: True the Vote (TTV), the nation's leading voters’ rights and election integrity organization, today offered comment on a recent lawsuit filed by a collection of progressive interest groups with assistance from the U.S. Department of Justice, intent on removing citizenship verification measures in voter registration.
Litigation was initially triggered after the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) granted the requests of Kansas, Georgia and Alabama to require local users of the National Mail Voter Registration Form to submit documentary proof of U.S. citizenship. Since the filing, DOJ attorneys originally slated to represent the EAC in court today abandoned their client party and barred the Commission from providing its own legal representation, according to filings released today.
“In advance of the 2016 election, the Obama Administration and its radicalized Department of Justice have launched a full scale effort to embolden leftist political allies and destroy election integrity,†True the Vote Founder Catherine Engelbrecht said. “Today’s message is clear: any state or federal agency that works to prevent non-U.S. citizens from registering to vote in 2016 will witness the full wrath — lawful or not -- of the Department of Justice.â€
“We are being ruled by a government that brazenly uses its own Department of Justice to support the lawsuits of progressive interest groups while simultaneously denies defendants the right to legal representation in court. If the American people do not stand against this assault on liberty, where will it end?†Engelbrecht continued.
The True the Vote founder stressed that regular American voters have a role to play in fighting back against DOJ overreach, regardless of the court case’s outcome:
“What we are witnessing is the common thug ethic on unabashed display in Washington. Common thugs use fear and intimidation as a means to control. Common thugs take what they want, never mind the collateral damage. Common thugs walk out on their responsibilities for selfish convenience. But, these common thugs can be stopped if law-abiding citizens will stand their ground. This November, True the Vote-trained election mon
Will the “NEW” voters think that?
While Scalia is sleeping...
We played with fire putting an ineligible “citizen of the world” in the White House and we’ve been burning ever sense.
Any surprise that he wants illegals to vote?
The amazing thing is after this we’ve still got Cruz and Rubio running around being supported by so many on the right. And both of them have a track record of supporting more immigration.
Why haven’t we learned our lesson? The founders knew what they were talking about.
States can allow non citizens to vote in local/state elections, however, federal law prohibits non citizens from voting in national elections.
Do you think ‘dims’ inform them of which states allow them to vote?
Excellent observation, and the same goes for the rest you wrote! Men with no balls will always deceive!
They will fall on their face very soon! Lying to us was a huge mistake; insulting us, or our inteligance created their own political grave. Dirt on them!
There is still a flicker of hope burning(Not hope and change) to keep America a Constitutional Republic!!
“A Republic if we can keep it!!”
To change that flicker of hope into reality for a Constitutional Republic, first we need to change the education system by eliminating the leftwing teachers, professors, and the infectious, worthless curriculums. A logical thinking, common sense generation always will be our allies in this struggle. And, at the end they will benefit from it enormously.
That is true!!
Someone mentioned that a lot of this started with John Dewey, think that was the name. That was a long time ago.
Maybe if we can somehow plant a seed it will bring a renewal!
If our next president will renew an interest in a Constitutional Republic it will be a start.
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