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Blam! The Court of Appeals, New York’s highest court, just slammed the door on noncitizen voting — and progressives’ years-long drive to blur the differences between citizen and non-citizen, indeed between citizen and illegal immigrant. Across the country, the left has pushed such illegal voting with the insane claim that not letting noncitizens vote is somehow anti-democratic. It’s of a piece with the progressive view that it’s somehow evil to control our own borders, and the left’s general contempt for anything approaching patriotism — and of course they figure it’d help them win elections. Thus, Democrats in Virginia and Ohio...

New York City’s controversial local law that would have allowed some people without U.S. citizenship to vote in city elections was ruled unconstitutional by the state’s highest court in a decision released Thursday. “Whatever the future may bring, the New York Constitution as it stands today draws a firm line restricting voting to citizens,” Court of Appeals Chief Judge Rowan Wilson wrote in the 6-1 majority opinion issued Thursday. Associate Judge Jenny Rivera was the lone dissenter. The ruling caps a protracted battle over who is permitted to vote in New York City’s municipal elections and puts an end, for...

Since the 2024 election, the Democratic Party has been struggling to reconcile its significant losses, not just of the presidency and Senate majority, but of large swaths of formerly reliable Democratic voters. Debates over what to do next have reached a fever pitch, and, with President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans moving swiftly to reshape all things Washington, the stakes could not be higher for the party and the country.

West Virginia and Wyoming took major steps toward securing their elections by passing prohibitions on the use of ranked-choice voting (RCV). On Tuesday, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey signed into law SB 490, which stipulates that “[n]o state, county, or local elections office may use ranked choice voting or instant runoff voting to conduct an election or nomination of any candidate in this state for any local government, statewide, or federal elective office.” Any “existing or future ordinance” adopted by a local government promoting the use of such a system would be declared void under the measure.Often referred to as...

"I was surprised when Mark Carney got 85.9% of the Liberal leadership vote. Few Canadians know much about Carney, including most Liberals. I was even more surprised that Chrystia Freeland, Trudeau’s high-profile lieutenant for nearly a decade, couldn’t even get 10% of her party’s vote. But the more I looked into it, the more incredible the “official” numbers were. Take this one: in Chrystia Freeland’s own Toronto riding of University-Rosedale, she got just 11.8% of the vote, and Mark Carney got 83%."

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made a direct appeal to young men who shifted sharply to the right in the most recent election in a speech Wednesday in which she continued to call for each major party to work across the aisle. Whitmer delivered her speech just days after sitting next to President Donald Trump at a White House dinner and reiterated her hope to find common ground with him. As a potential 2028 presidential candidate with a national profile built on advocating for women’s rights, Whitmer emphasized that her message was directed “to all young...

Arizona is one of those states where counting the ballots can take weeks after election day has passed. In an effort to expedite the counting of ballots Republicans in the legislature passed a bill modeled on the system used in Florida where all the ballots are counted on election day. Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed this legislation. "The main hold up in counting ballots is the requirement for signature verification," Hobbs asserted. "One obvious solution is to do away with signature verification. Another solution would be to do away with voter registration. Since voting is a human right why not...

Friday, February 21, 2025 Walberg: People who can't afford a $200 Passport, "they shouldn't be voting" (audio) Link to Audio: https://youtu.be/0nyXqHWegxs A constituent provided me raw audio of Walberg's event in Bedford Township yesterday, and gave me permission to share it publicly. I have posted it unedited to YouTube (link above) against a background photo that was also taken at that event, with a portion of my transcript of a standout moment from that event. I think Walberg is getting worse. He's incredibly rude to constituents throughout that audio. Walberg says grotesque, divisive, and cruel things constantly. He says nonsensical...

It never fails. I go to vote and the question arises: shall we, or shall we not, retain this or that local judge. How is any citizen to know? What criteria apply? Who has asked this or that judge to articulate and publish that which makes for an informed decision? My purpose in writing here is to ask what you Freepers believe any judge should state publicly in terms of his/her qualifications. What would you ask of a judge before you voted that he/she be retained? For example: Is the Constitution a living, breathing document, or a text demanding adherence?...

A staggering 800,000 non-citizens could reportedly be voting soon in New York City elections, as a court is considering legislation this week that would allow them to register to vote ahead of the city’s elections. A top New York court is set to hear arguments regarding the matter on Tuesday, according to a report by Politico. This comes after an appellate court struck down Democrats’ efforts to permit non-citizens to vote last year.

Saturday’s election of a new Democratic National Committee chair is attracting a lot of media attention in the wake of the drubbing the party received in 2024. A fresh start under a new leader could help turn the floundering Democrats’ fortunes around, insiders fervently hope. But that’s not likely, whoever wins the battle — be it Wisconsin state chair Ben Wikler, Minnesota state chair Ken Martin or one of their long-shot rivals — because the party’s problems are ideological, not technical. **SNIP** But so far theirs are lonely voices of moderation in a large party that remains far to the...

Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine are hinging their opposition to the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, on their alleged concern that he is not fit to handle the pressures of the Pentagon job.Their paragraphs-long attempts to justify why they are going against the will of their GOP voters, however, pale in the face of their voting records for a cabinet member who abandoned his post twice without notifying Congress.Murkowski announced Thursday on X that she “cannot in good conscience support [Hegseth’s] nomination for Secretary of Defense” because...

"Million Dollar Listing" star Josh Altman predicts the Pacific Palisades will never be same because he doesn't expect the majority of families will return. In a new interview with Fox News Digital, Altman explained how the Los Angeles fires have affected residents of the Southern California town and what the future looks like. He says his insurance agent told him that "90-plus percent of these people are heavily underinsured." Altman added, "I think 65-70% of the people do not go back to the Palisades or Malibu. I can just tell you from gauging all these calls that I'm getting where...

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk slammed a new California law Friday that aims to prohibit local authorities from requiring photo identification (ID) when voting, saying that it had been passed “to make voting fraud unprovable.” Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed the law in September. The law was partly a reaction to an attempt by the City of Huntingon Beach, one of the last conservative bastions in California, to require voter ID in the 2024 election. Voters in the city passed Measure 1, requiring voter ID, in March 2024, but it does not take effect until 2026. The law, SB 1174, includes...

Freeland resigned. Justa Hairdeau won't. So Parliament is going to vote No Confidence.

The Amish vote received significant attention throughout the 2024 election cycle as Republican activists worked to mobilize the traditionally low-turnout group. As the frenzy settles, curiosity about its impact continues. The hyper-focus was fueled by extensive communities in battleground states, most of all Pennsylvania. It was also an opportunity to bring the historically politically adverse and traditionalist culture under the Grand Old Party’s umbrella. Some Amish refrain from voting due to beliefs emphasizing separation from "worldly" influences, though a desire for religious freedom and protection from government overreach has drawn more to the polls in recent years. Republican U.S. Rep....

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said a state law requiring a photo ID to vote being upheld in court is a "huge win for election security. The Missouri court’s decision to uphold the voter ID law came after heavy criticism from groups arguing that such requirements could disenfranchise voters. However, Bailey’s office successfully presented evidence supporting the law’s necessity and effectiveness in maintaining the integrity of the voting process. The court’s ruling confirmed that the voter ID law does not impose a burden on voters.

Also: https://decisiondeskhq.com/results/2024/General/US-Senate/ President Trump outperformed the Republican U.S. Senate candidates in four of the largest non-swing states (percents): TX 56.3 to 53.1 NY 44.2 to 41.1 FL 56.1 to 55.6 OH 55.2 to 50.2 (In CA President Trump underperformed 38.2 to 41.1.)

Maine CD-2: It’s a Ranked Choice Voting Disaster of Democrats’ Own Making Ranked Choice Voting is causing chaos in northern Maine and Democratic strategizing in Augusta Steve Robinson November 8, 2024 Ranked Choice Voting was sold to Maine voters as a silver bullet that would clean up Maine politics, eliminate spoiler candidates, discourage negative campaigning, and have all kinds of other wonderful benefits. Instead, the reality has been increased confusion, electoral chaos, and diminished trust in the electoral process. As evidence, look no further than the drama currently on display in Maine’s Second Congressional District. The guys at the Maine...

For Plaintiffs to suggest that the NYVRA is not a race-based (or national origin-based) statute is simply to deny the obvious,’ the judge stated.. The New York State Supreme Court in Orange County overturned the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act, a law Democrats were leveraging to take control of local governments and further a pro-illegal-immigration agenda. The legislation, which was signed into law in 2022, would in part force municipalities to obtain pre-clearance before making changes to how they conduct their voting systems. According to Spectrum News 1, “local governments or school districts with a record of discrimination in...