Alex Padilla: “You've shown yourself to have the keen intellect and legal acumen to serve on the Supreme Court.”

Ultimately, we are concerned that the changes to CMS’s guidance will result in the disenfranchisement of nursing home residents.

The new guidance might encourage staff to avoid helping residents vote.

There remains an urgent public purpose for the New River and Imperial County authorizations, given that an estimated 60 million gallons of water flow through the New River into the United States at Calexico each day.

The right to vote is guaranteed by the Constitution to all adult Americans, including nursing home residents.