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Mar 8, 2019 20:19:20   #
Nuclearian Loc: I live in a Fascist, Liberal State
 
House Dems overwhelmingly reject motion to condemn i*****l i*******t v****g

Nearly every House Democrat on Friday opposed a measure condemning v****g in U.S. e******ns by i*****l i*******ts, as part of a sweeping e******n reform bill.

The GOP-backed measure would have added language to the “H.R. 1” e******n proposal stating that “allowing i*****l i*******ts the right to v**e devalues the franchise and diminishes the v****g power of United States citizens.”

Federal law already prohibits non-citizens from v****g in e******ns for federal office. But the GOP motion referenced how San Francisco is allowing non-citizens, including i*****l i*******ts, to r******r to v**e in school board e******ns.

The motion was v**ed down 228-197. All but six Democrats in the House v**ed against it. Just one Republican opposed it.

Lauren Fine, a spokeswoman for House GOP Whip Steve Scalise, pointed out that an identical resolution was adopted by the House last September. But on Friday, 41 Democrats flipped to oppose the latest measure.

“These 41 Democrats must now answer to v**ers why they were against i*****l i*******ts v****g in e******ns six months ago, but are suddenly in favor of it now,” Fine said.

The House on Friday later approved the Democrat-backed e******n bill. It would institute public financing of congressional campaigns, require p**********l candidates to disclose tax returns and make E******n Day a federal holiday. But the measure is dead on arrival in the Senate, where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has blasted the bill.

The "H.R. 1" measure has been criticized by civil libertarians and Republicans over First Amendment concerns.

The American Civil Liberties Union, in a recent letter to Congress, encouraged lawmakers to v**e against the proposal because of “provisions that unconstitutionally impinge on the free speech rights of American citizens and public interest organizations.”

“They will have the effect of harming our public discourse by silencing necessary voices that would otherwise speak out about the public issues of the day,” the ACLU wrote.

One concern of civil libertarians is the bill’s inclusion of the DISCLOSE ACT, which would require all organizations that spend money on e******ns to disclose donors.

The ACLU said it supports making organizations report spending for public communications like TV ads that expressly call for the e******n or defeat of a candidate for office. But it worries the DISCLOSE ACT goes beyond that.

“These standards are unclear and entirely subjective, which will lead to confusion and, ultimately, less speech,” the ACLU said.

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Mar 11, 2019 17:24:33   #
Iliamna1
 
Wow! I suspect this thread is going to open up a HUGE can of worms and a lot of vitriole! Before I post a much larger response, I want to make sure my statistics are accurate. The Democrats wrote the BOOK on "Stealing E******ns" but it goes on on both sides of the aisle, but the vast majority is by DEMOCRATS.

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