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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.

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Jan 28, 2019

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.

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Jan 28, 2019

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.

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Jan 28, 2019

It federalizes and micromanages the election process and imposes unnecessary, unwise, and, in some cases, unconstitutional mandates on the states.

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Jan 28, 2019

There is no transparency here, no room for freedom of conscience.

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Jan 28, 2019

The Supreme Court has already told us that promoting election integrity is both--this way is both legal and necessary.

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Jan 28, 2019

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.

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Jan 28, 2019

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.

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Jan 28, 2019

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.

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Sep 25, 2018

H.R. 3608 is based on a very simple principle, that sunlight is the best of disinfectants.

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Sep 25, 2018

The bill requires the government to publish all science underpinning ESA determinations and the costs imposed.

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Jul 24, 2018

Obviously, PROMESA has not lived up to any of its promises.

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Jul 24, 2018

What is the cheapest way to produce electricity in this market, and why are we making a political decision and not an economic decision?

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