To Ensure Election Integrity, Ramaswamy Urges Federal Standards

Politics
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I have a feeling this will irritate a lot of people (including a lot of people here).

The inaccurate buzz word of “States rights” will be uttered. (see Note below)

I am not going to take a side on this, either as to imposing national standards or as to what those standards’ should be.

I will simply observe that I am surprised to see a candidate on the right make this proposal at all, when, in the past, certain elements of the right have bitterly opposed national standards for voting.

Politically, this probably doesn’t help him, even if he was a viable candidate at this point.

(Note: Of course, there is no such thing as “States rights”, just reserved powers, but as we see in Article I, Section 4, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution:)

The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.

The Constitution only partially reserves the power to write election law to the States, allowing Congress to go so far as enact a uniform national code of elections. It is certainly constitutional for Congress to do as Ramaswamy suggests, the only question is if it is the prudent thing to do.

And, again, I take no position at this time on Ramaswamy’s comments.

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I suppose that there could be at least 2 (if not 3) standards for voting…

Federal- that could be uniform everywhere federal elections occur
State - that could be uniform within the particular states where state elections occur
County/parish/city - that could be uniform within the smaller governed community where local elections occur…

should people in Paducah, Kentucky be subject to the election laws of Chicago, Illinois?

why can’t the party election machine make sure that thousands of ballots are delivered to voting tabulation centers days after the elections have ended? the car with New York plates is delivering ballots to South Carolina

hanging chads for everyone

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Well, Florida used to have 68 standards for election, up until the 2000 fiasco. 67 counties, plus 1 State.

Now they have 1 standard statewide.

I wouldn’t mind a national consolidation of standards, it is WHAT the standards would be that would be the major issue.

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His first problem is there is no national ID requirement in this country.

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Well, there is REAL ID, but it has not been consistently rolled out.

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No. There is no requirement for having an ID simply for existing.

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national ID… social security isn’t enough… microchips implanted at birth could do it… dystopia alert

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With a plethora of fear peddlers posting “its the mark of the beast!” videos.

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It’s my understanding the federal government has no say and that it’s all levied on what each states’ congress makes into their state’s voting laws. It isn’t broke. What’s broke is that we’ve deviated from local voting where you show your picture ID and cast your paper ballot vote without machines.

“We” can’t tho…cuz that’s too hard for people and it’s racist. :sunglasses: :tumbler_glass:

That said…I like this guy. Trump needs him on his team.

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That’s because it isn’t active yet. Every state driver’s license will be Real ID by mid 2025

Edit: you can also get compliant state ID

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There is no national requirement to have a state driver’s license.

And we need to stop acting like there. Stop giving cops there ID crack cookies.

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Well, I am encouraged to see you have got this one correct . . .

(Note: Of course, there is no such thing as “States rights”, just reserved powers, but as we see in Article I, Section 4, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution:)

The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.

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there should be one needed to vote

but democrats hate that because…. you know

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How can you have one but not the other?

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there is no conceivable way a national ID law could be passed right now.

my way would be for a citizen to become a registered voter at birth (or naturalization) and be issued a number similar to a SSN.

Allan

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not everyone who votes,drives.

i dont have a drivers license, and yet vote in EVERY election.

Allan

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registered voter at birth (or naturalization) and be issued a number similar to a SSN.

Let that sink in a minute folks.

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works well for Social security.

everyone who is born in the US is a citizen.

unsure why this would be a problem.

Allan

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how can you for everything else that requires an id?

id to vote. period

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Because there is no national ID nor requirement.