“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.”
With that said I would like to bring up the proposed bill H.R. 1 which is being introduced in the House of Representatives. This Bill, also known as, “For the People Act of 2021”, which would basically strip away the election clause of Article II, Section 1, where it states, “The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof…”
Congress is attempting to mandate how elections will be run along with the rules to be followed at a federal level by nullifying the power of each State Legislature to run their own elections. Here are a few examples of what is in this proposed Bill:
Banning voter ID: You no longer have to prove who you are in order to vote.
Prohibiting attempts to clean voter rolls of non-residents: People that do not live in your district/city/state any more could vote on your local measures/propositions or elected officials. With mail in voting one could essentially vote twice in federal elections if they re-register in their new district and still received one from their old district.
Murderers and rapists can vote: Felons lose the right to vote when found guilty of a crime. That right needs to be earned back.
Legalizes ballot harvesting: Voters that may need to have assistance filling out their ballot, such as senior citizens, could be coerced into voting a certain way. This can also lead to bribery.
Early voting: This allows you to mail in your vote weeks in advance. Often times if you vote too early, you may not have all the facts.
Universal mail-voting: Everyone will receive a ballot in the mail, whether you are registered to vote by mail or not. This can lead to a higher possibility of your ballot being stolen.
Repeal of signature matching laws: Anyone can vote in your place as there is now no way to prove who you are. If your ballot is stolen anyone can fill it in for you and the Registrars Office would never know the difference.
Motor Voter’ registration: When you obtain a driver’s license, you are automatically registered to vote. Some people and religions do not believe in voting, yet they will be automatically registered to vote and obtain a ballot in the mail. This can lead to ballots being thrown away and stolen.
H.R. 1 also implements rules where election observers would not be able to challenge the legitimacy of ballots without written documentation. Essentially this removes the honest observer from the polling process. Who will give this written documentation, and can they be trusted?
Is this what America wants? No Signature matching? No Voter ID? Not being able to challenge the legitimacy of ballots? An election run by rules that not only allow cheating, but to make it easier to cheat as it promotes fraud at so many levels? Please, someone tell me what part of “…I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States…” does H.R. 1 represent?
Better yet please call your local Congressman and ask them to “Please explain what part of H.R. 1 upholds the Constitution?” and what part of this is “for the people?”
For Sonoma County, CA you can call:
Jared Huffman Petaluma 707-991-8967
Mike Thompson Santa Rosa 707-542-7182
Or go to https://ziplook.house.gov/htbin/findrep_house and simply enter in your zip code for your local congressman.