President Donald Trump is, as soon as once more, proving that “states’ rights” is just a political narrative Republicans cling to when it’s a handy means of trivializing civil rights points and rewriting U.S. historical past. Nevertheless, on the subject of points similar to training funding, the federalization of regulation enforcement, and, in fact, elections, MAGA Republicans simply maintain exhibiting us that they by no means cared in regards to the sovereignty of particular person states, particularly Democratic states, and that’s why Trump is now speaking about how he needs to “nationalize the voting,” as he continues to lie in regards to the 2020 presidential race being rigged in opposition to him.
In accordance with the Washington Put up, Trump stated Monday that Republican lawmakers ought to nationalize voting, regardless of the U.S. Structure being explicitly clear that operating state and federal elections is an influence granted to state authorities.
From the Put up:
Talking to right-wing podcaster Dan Bongino, who not too long ago stepped down from his position because the FBI’s deputy director, Trump once more falsely alleged that the 2020 election was stolen from him, and he urged Republicans to “take over” elections and nationalize the method.
“We should always take over the voting, the voting, in no less than 15 locations,” Trump advised Bongino. “The Republicans must nationalize the voting.”
Below the Structure, the “Occasions, Locations and Method” of holding elections are decided by every state, not the federal authorities. Congress has the facility to set election guidelines, however the Structure doesn’t give the president any position on that topic. Republicans in current a long time have typically argued in favor of states’ rights and in opposition to a strong federal authorities.
Trump’s demand comes lower than per week after the FBI executed a search warrant at a warehouse in Fulton County, Georgia, which is on the coronary heart of right-wing conspiracy theories in regards to the 2020 election. The bizarre warrant licensed brokers to grab all bodily ballots from the 2020 election, voting machine tabulator tapes, photos produced throughout the poll rely and voter rolls from that 12 months. Days earlier than the search, Trump claimed in a speech on the Davos World Financial Discussion board that the 2020 election was rigged.
As I’ve written extra occasions than anybody would care to rely, Trump’s declare that the 2020 election was rigged in opposition to him “has been denied, debunked and denounced by dozens of judges throughout decrease courts, appellate courts and the Supreme Court docket, the former head of election cybersecurity — whom Trump fired for refusing to go together with his lie — Trump’s personal legal professional normal, his personal vice chairman, and the Division of Justice.” In the meantime, just about each examine and investigation performed on the topic has proven that voter fraud within the U.S. is extraordinarily uncommon. But Republican legislators throughout the nation are proposing and passing voter suppression legal guidelines beneath the pretext of securing elections that they haven’t confirmed should be secured.
Trump doesn’t wish to “nationalize the voting” to make sure the integrity of elections; he needs it for a similar motive he pushes for the redistricting of voting maps for Republican-led states whereas opposing the very same effort in Democrat-led states…
The midterms are coming, and Republican insurance policies have gotten much less and fewer in style by the day.
Over the past 5 years no less than, Trump’s political technique has been easy: if Republicans can’t win organically, they need to cheat after which lie and say it’s the opposite facet that has been dishonest.
Donald Trump is the fraud he retains claiming to be a sufferer of, and he demonstrates it each single day.
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