“Long Lines, Tall Tales and Federalized Elections”


PJ Media Rule of Law.

“Brown-Dianis’ saga is a batch of moonshine. She could have voted on election day at the Faith United Methodist Church, and saved herself at least six hours. The “long lines commission” must ask why voters who subjected themselves to seven hour waits didn’t vote on election day, or didn’t vote absentee. . . .


Here’s the other dirty secret – many of the longest lines occurred in Democrat-controlled urban areas. The fiercest opponents of long waits should direct their fire at local election officials in their own backyard, not at Washington D.C.


The federal government is forever searching for more ways to snatch power from the states. That’s the nature of the beast. No Republicans should acquiesce to another federal power grab over state elections.


Dispersing power over elections means that no one entity, or person, can easily manipulate the process. The Founders knew that decentralized control over the process helps preserve individual liberty. Of course, this explains a great deal about why President Obama and leftist academics are such fans of increasing federal intrusion into elections.”