We have found them extremely effective at disarming law-abiding citizens. We have found them extremely ineffective at disarming criminals, madmen, and terrorists.

Well, we stopped relying on scientists and forest management some time ago. We have let our forests go to benign neglect.

It seems to me that hardening security at schools has got to be backed up by armed force.

These provisions are not just anti-democratic. They are patently, patently unconstitutional.

Every citizen who wants to vote and is qualified to vote should vote without any fear of intimidation or discrimination.

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.

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

Why would responsible officials take this step? Because they want to protect the sanctity of every vote by guarding against voter fraud.

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.

to me there are provisions in here that are anti-democratic, taking away the right of voters to make their own decisions

That seems to be a bit of a double standard.