As we enter this sprint to the 2022 Mid-term Elections, and we see all of the “stuff” that effects our election process, do you ever wonder, “how did we get here?” How have we taken the, what should be, fairly simple process of casting a ballot and then counting the ballots, and turned it into the “clown show” our elections are today? Would it surprise you to find out that it has been caused by the National Government intervening to “fix” the process? Let’s talk about how.
There are 3 distinct National Government actions that have been at the center of this derailment. All 3 of these actions were a reaction to an “incident” that caused the National Government to believe they had to act, no matter how illegal or unconstitutional their response was, it had to be done. The first of these is the “Voting Rights Act of 1965” (VRA). The second was “The National Voter Registration Act, 1993” (NVRA) a.k.a. the Motor Voter Act. And the third was “The Help America Vote Act, 2002” (HAVA). These three acts are what got us here. And all 3 are direct assaults on We The People.
The first came about after some bad actors, in a few States, decided to push to discriminate against the Coloreds (as the Blacks were legally recognized at the time) having a right to participate in the electoral process. There are some parts of the VRA that were good, EXCEPT it was all part of the illegal overreach of the National Government, into something strictly assigned to the States by the Constitution.
The second came about as a terrible attempt between the Clinton Administration and the flailing Democrat Congress to try to make it easy, and encourage the “wards” of the National Government programs, to get registered to vote. It was known as “Motor Voter” because it established the requirement, that all State Departments of Motor Vehicles establish a system of voter registration. What was never really discussed, is that it also started the move to require voter registration to be made available, through any office of a State-operated National Government program. Like every Section 8 Housing applicant is offered the “opportunity” to register to vote. And every time a Citizen visits their Health & Human Services Office, they are offered to register to vote. And so on and so on. It’s now being used time and time again by the “wards” and flooding Boards of Elections with duplicate registration forms.
The third came about after the Bush v. Gore election disaster in 2020, and the response to the problems with things like the “hanging chads”. It established that the National Government was to work with the States to implement a uniform program of voting systems to assure that ALL of the votes are counted. And the total system of electronic voting was pushed as the only way to assure “free and fair” elections. And we all saw how well that worked in 2020! (One quick side note, when this was put in to action in 2004-5, there were 14 FEC certified voting equipment manufacturers. There are 3 now.)
So, now that we’ve identified how we’ve gotten here, how do we correct the course? My first suggestion is that we repeal all 3 of these illegal and unconstitutional Acts. But since that’s not going to happen anytime soon, the next best plan is for the States to return to using paper ballots and counting them in closely monitored public LOCAL facilities. This won’t get done for 2022, but could be by 2024. And third, We The People must show up in force and be involved in the whole process. There are election integrity operations revving up all over the country, find yours and get involved!
