By Douglas V. Gibbs
Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution: The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.
This means that it is up to the States' legislatures to prescribe the manner of how elections in States shall be held. Other clauses in the Constitution make it clear the States have this power regarding electors in the Presidential Election, as well. Of course State and local elections will also fall under this authority. The clause also gives the federal government legislative authority to alter, as necessary regarding elections for federal seats. Of course, we must remember that does not mean the Congress can just pass any law, willy-nilly to control how States run their elections. Those laws must fall within the authorities granted by the Constitution. Article 6 states that in order for laws of the United States to be valid they must be in pursuant of the Constitution.
Obama, and his minions in the Executive Branch, believe they are royalty, they are above the law of the land, and can do as they please. They pass law through regulatory agencies, they modify laws by executive order or regulatory fiat, and they sue any State that does act in a manner King Obama expects. It happened with Arizona over immigration, and it is happening here over voter ID.
As the executive, it is Obama's job to protect, preserve and promote not only the union of States, but State sovereignty, as well. Instead, these people are content with going after the States, trying to punish them for daring to act outside Obama's will. They think it is the federal government's job to control the States, and that is just not true.
Voter ID laws are incredibly important. They are designed to ensure that only those eligible to vote can vote. They will help curb voter fraud.
Why would the federal government go after States daring to pass voter ID laws unless they desire those not eligible to vote to be able to cast ballots? Why would they sue States like Texas unless they want voter fraud to continue?
To his credit, Texas Governor Perry is standing up to the Obama Regime.
The argument I have been given by leftist democrats is that voter ID laws are racist, because many people in poor minority neighborhoods are so poor, they can't even bring themselves to a position where they can go down to DMV and get some kind of identification.
My question is, then how do they cash their welfare checks?
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