By M.D. Kittle | The Federalist
Leftist Groups Flood the EAC with comments in an effort to kill a call for documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to vote in U.S. elections.
Democrats in Congress have fought against every bill that would ensure only U.S. citizens vote in U.S. elections. They voted against the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act in the House, and they’ve chloroformed it in the Senate. They’ve sued to stop President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote.
Why would Democrats and left-wing activists fight so hard and spend so much money trying to kill a basic election safeguard that the vast majority of Americans support?
They want noncitizens to vote in U.S. elections. And, as always, they’re willing to game the system to get what they want.
‘We Expect to be Vindicated’
On Halloween, scary leftist U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, an 82-year-old Clinton nominee who has sentenced pro-life activists to prison under the unconstitutional FACE Act — declared the proof of citizenship requirement unconstitutional. She said Trump had infringed upon Congress’ role in election regulation. Kollar-Kotelly’s ruling also blocks the U.S. Election Assistance Commission from enforcing the election integrity provision.
“President Trump has exercised his lawful authority to ensure only American citizens are casting ballots in American elections. This is so commonsense that only the Democrat Party would file a lawsuit against it. We expect to be vindicated by a higher court,” Deputy White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Newsweek following the ruling.
In the meantime, the EAC is considering an America First Legal Foundation petition calling for the commission to adopt a proof of citizenship rule by amending EAC regulations and the National Mail Voter Registration Form.
‘The Honor System Is Not Enough’
Before the close of the public comment period on Oct. 20, the petition had garnered more than 350,000 comments. America First Legal announced the proof of citizenship proposal earned support from 14 states, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Republican members of Congress, leading election integrity organizations, and state election administrators. The coalition, AFL said, represents “one of the broadest demonstrations of public demand for commonsense ballot protection measures in modern history.”
“America First Legal’s petition sparked a nationwide movement,” Gene Hamilton, president of the nonprofit law firm, said in a press release. “From state leaders to the grassroots, the message is clear: the honor system is not enough. The EAC must act to defend the rule of law, protect the integrity of our elections, and restore confidence in the ballot box.”
As of Wednesday, the EAC reported receiving more than 380,000 comments on the petition, but only 134,500 have been posted on the commission’s website. And it appears leftist organizations have flooded the zone.
‘A Massive Push By the Left’
The Election Integrity Network has been tracking the numbers, particularly a curious surge of comments from those opposed to proof of citizenship in U.S. elections. EIN Deputy Director Ned Jones told The Federalist that there were some 16,000 comments posted on the site at the start of the government shutdown, many from supporters of the petition. Since then, the number has exploded eight-fold over the past month. Jones said the EAC received more than 215,000 comments in one day, comprising the lion’s share of the 380,000-plus total comments, Jones added.
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