A legal scholar says the state of Texas was right to reform its election laws, and the mainstream media is wrong to criticize lawmakers for doing so.
Democrats and the left-wing media have been demonizing the Texas Legislature’s election reform package, SB 1, which is designed to protect voters by correcting vulnerabilities in the registration and election system. The left has pulled out the usual playbook and claims, among other things, that the new law is “restrictive.”
“We’re not just concerned with presidential elections,” says Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, where he manages the Election Law Reform Initiative. “We should be concerned with every single election from the local town council all the way to the statewide races like the governor, and if there is an ability to commit fraud, folks unfortunately are going to take advantage of that. Texas has had a huge number of prosecutions of individuals committing election fraud in the past few years, and they need to put remedies [in place] to prevent that from happening.”
Von Spakovsky believes there is only one possible motive the Democrats could have for opposing voter integrity.
“What possible reason is it the Democrats are against that unless they want aliens to be able to register to vote and get away with it,” the attorney poses.
He says no member of the public with any common sense would think this voter ID requirement, or any of the other provisions in SB 1, is “restrictive” or would prevent an eligible person from voting.
Governor Greg Abbott (R) signed the election overhaul into law early last week.
What about election audits in other states?
Meanwhile, Republican state lawmakers in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are pressuring their states to follow Arizona in conducting a full-scale audit of the 2020 election in order to prove or disprove claims the election was stolen from Donald Trump. The legal scholar argues that it’s very important for every state in the U.S. to conduct audits of the 2020 presidential election.
“Audits are routine in the business world,” he points out. “The opposition to doing audits is not understandable from any point, other than individuals don’t want problems found.”
Von Spakovsky continues: “The importance of the audit is to ensure that in the last election all the laws and regulations were followed, that everyone who was eligible was able to vote, that the votes were properly counted, that there were no illegal votes, and that the voting equipment worked the way it was supposed to. They should want to ensure that we have fair and secure elections.”
Regardless if evidence of fraud is found, he adds, it’s not going to change the outcome of the election.
“It’s too late to do that. The time under state laws to contest the outcome of an election; that deadline is long past,” he informs. “[But] what might be possible is if they find intentional wrongdoing, there could be criminal prosecution. If there were mistakes and errors made, it will give folks the opportunity to correct that to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
The mainstream media and liberal critics continue to call claims of voter fraud “baseless” – but continue to fight against conducting audits … which could potentially prove them right.
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Copyright American Family News. Reprinted with permission.
“Von Spakovsky believes there is only one possible motive the Democrats could have for opposing voter integrity.
“What possible reason is it the Democrats are against that unless they want aliens to be able to register to vote and get away with it,”
#1. Why does the Democrat party fight so hard NOT to require identification to vote?
#2. Why do you think that the Democrat Party is encouraging, supporting and protecting illegal immigrates invading our U.S.A.???
when i go in a school i need an ID, go in a bank and do a transaction i need one,at dr’s. ofc need one,purchase a plane ticket need one,enter a government bulding need one,buy a car need one,wwhy is it one of the great things we have is free voting a sure sign of good government not one that has a candidate and you are requested to vote. but do not have a choice there is ony one candidate yet you have to vote.we livein a free country why are we trying to not keep it that way. as far as discriminating. i don’t know of any person who does not obtain an ID or license no matter where they live or thier ethnicity stop the insanity. another step forward toward 1984 Stop the Insanity my brothers and sister’s have ID’s
Hell, there is very few things one can do, where you DON’T require an ID for it.
SO ANYONE opposed to voter ID< is proving they don't CARE WHO VOTES, just as long as "THEY WIN"
With the mainstream media and liberal critics calling claims of fraud ‘baseless’ in refusing audits is in and of itself suspicious! If there is nothing to be found it makes sense to prove it. That means the opposite has to be true, the Democrats and media KNOW there was fraud and if discovered will point to many, politicians, media, and the backers who wish to remain out of the lime light, the money men, the corrupters of our political system. The liberal definition of restrictive means nly people eligible to vote can vote to the exclusion of the daed, the fake, and the illegal!
“What possible reason is it the Democrats are against that unless they want aliens to be able to register to vote and get away with it,” the attorney poses.”
And probably space as well as illegal Earth aliens.
They wouldn’t keep crying about it unless there is something to hide—and there, no doubt, is.
Since the left loves ‘letting’ foreigners who snuk in this nation, vote, why no go all the way, and SEND BALLOTS TO EVERY OTHER nation, for OUR Elections!
Does the philosophy of the left include the tenet that Americans can vote in every other nation’s elections?
NO, but every other nation can vote in OURS it seems.. Just send their citizens here illegally!
There are too many Americans who know the corruption that lives in politicians hearts therefore they must import the unamerican in order to fulfill their promise to satan to destroy Gods people. They can take everything including lives but they will never take Jesus Christ from those who are true followers of Christ. Pray for America!!!
Prayers didn’t work to get newsome recalled. Prayers didn’t work to stop biden winning. Prayers didn’t stop the taliban TAKING OVER afganistan…
The democrats need and want illegals and criminals to vote. Look they want you to show ID to buy a gun but not vote. You must show ID to fly in a plane or enter into a federal building but not vote.