Dale E. Ho

Everything here smacks of a bargain: dismissal of the indictment in exchange for immigration policy concessions.

Everything here smacks of a bargain: dismissal of the indictment in exchange for immigration policy concessions.

That suggestion is fundamentally incompatible with the basic promise of equal justice under the law.

The government has broad prosecutorial discretion but that, once an indictment is brought, the court has an independent role.

What we`re seeing with these audits, these voter suppression measures are efforts to make those kinds of undemocratic efforts in future elections more plausible.

Well, it certainly does seem like a sustained effort, along with the voter suppression laws that we`re seeing pop up around the country, to undermine faith in our democracy, to undermine electoral integrity.

What has me concerned right now is that people like the lieutenant governor of -- the outgoing lieutenant governor of Georgia, the secretary of state of Georgia, people who are very conservative, who have strong feelings about conservative…

We have horrible, anti-immigrant, xenophobic rhetoric spewed forth from the last administration, which probably attributed to some reluctance to participate in the census.

There is nothing to fear from helping Americans vote.

Election Day registration can be a valuable safety net in making sure that any voters who are purged erroneously do end up getting to participate on Election Day.

We call for the U.S. Congress and also the international community to monitor this regime--that is, the Xi Jinping regime--because we in Hong Kong are protecting these values that we all believe in.

I believe that without a sincere answer or solution from the government, the people won't be backing down.

It is not a pure disparate impact standard. Liability depends on factors that are similar to the factors for a finding of unconstitutional discrimination.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg famously warned that the Supreme Court's decision striking down a part of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder was like 'throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm.'

Congress has a duty to take strong action to fulfill the promise of the Reconstruction Amendments, that all Americans should be free to participate in our democracy on equal terms, free from racial discrimination.

I believe that Congress does, in fact, have the authority in light of current conditions to reinvigorate the Voting Rights Act.

Well, I think that's a very good question because, normally, our criminal justice policies are aimed at reducing crime, right? Deterring, say, criminal activity.

It's a crucial safety net. If people have been removed from the rolls erroneously, Election Day registration permits them to get back on the rolls on Election Day.

to reject plans that purge eligible voters from the rolls, to help ensure that votes are counted accurately by supporting State efforts to enhance cybersecurity systems.

The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy.

I, therefore, urge this Committee to facilitate participation by encouraging States to adopt systems that automatically update voters' registration information.