This is an anti-democratic measure because you are mandating to the states that they replace their elected state representatives with appointed members of the commission.
Tom McClintock
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Thomas Miller McClintock is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 5th congressional district since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he has been an advocate for limited government and fiscal conservatism throughout his political career. McClintock has focused on issues such as tax reform, environmental policy, and government spending. He previously served in the California State Assembly and as a member of the California State Senate, where he gained recognition for his commitment to conservative principles.
Section 1401 forces the states to restore the ability of felons to vote the moment they are released from prison. This provision is, clearly, unconstitutional.
It federalizes and micromanages the election process and imposes unnecessary, unwise, and, in some cases, unconstitutional mandates on the states.
The Supreme Court has already told us that promoting election integrity is both--this way is both legal and necessary.
The point is that Congress cannot override the Constitution with a federal statute, and the Fourteenth Amendment explicitly gives the states the right to take away the abilities of felons to vote.
H.R. 1 could also be called the 'Voting Fraud Act' because it makes unlawful for states and localities to help verify voter residents by sending out cards to addresses.
I am saying if Congress has the right to draft and enact elections laws binding the states in federal elections, I would assume that would include forbidding felons to vote, which is recognized under the Fourteenth Amendment.
H.R. 3608 is based on a very simple principle, that sunlight is the best of disinfectants.
The bill requires the government to publish all science underpinning ESA determinations and the costs imposed.
What is the cheapest way to produce electricity in this market, and why are we making a political decision and not an economic decision?





