Author Archives: J Christian Adams

Morning Bell: “Justice Blocks Voter ID at Every Turn”

“People seemingly voting after they’ve been dead for years. Drug kingpins buying votes from poor people to sway elections. Non-citizens being bussed to the polls and coached on how to vote. Stories of voting fraud are shocking, and states have been taking action to make sure that elections are secure. But the Justice Department, led by Attorney General Eric Holder, has blocked states at almost every turn.” Full story.

WSJ: “Alabama Seeks Court OK for Redistricting, Bypasses DOJ”

The Voting Rights Act has been challenged more
in the last two years than in the previous 45 years, and as the state of
Alabama goes to court seeking approval for its redistricting plan, it’s also
looking to have the preclearance provision of the law declared
unconstitutional.

Alabama’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Thursday asking a federal court
approve a redistricting plan instead of the Justice Department, which has
jurisdiction to review the plan under Section 5 of the law, AP reported.
(The law allows jurisdictions to seek approval from one or the other.)   Link to Wall Street Journal.

DOJ Intervenes Over Who Should Be Louisiana Chief Justice

 

“The Justice Department filed a memorandum in federal District Court in New Orleans Friday suggesting that Judge Susie Morgan can and should order that Justice Bernette Johnson’s initial tenure on the Supreme Court under the provisions of a consent decree count toward the seniority that would place her in line to be chief justice next year. The memo, filed by attorneys with the voting section of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, notes the Johnson was elected to a temporary seat on the court as a result of the Chisom voting rights lawsuit and that, “Pursuant to the terms of the consent judgment in this case, the tenure she gained in the Chisom seat counts toward her total tenure on the Supreme Court. This Court can and should resolve this question as an issue of federal law under the consent judgment in this case.”

NOLA has the story.

Lessons from the Voter ID Debate in Kansas

“The latest data compiled by the Secretary of State of Kansas, Kris Kobach, about the state’s experience with voter ID once again shows that the claims by opponents of voter identification are wrong.  Contrary to the assertions of opponents to voter ID laws that there are large numbers of American voters without a government-issued photo ID, Kansas has had to issue a remarkably small number of IDs to individuals who did not already have one since its new law became effective—just 0.002 percent of registered voters.”

Full story.

Zombies Voting in Maryland, ACLU Not So Worried

Story here.  Election Integrity Maryland says it has found proof that dead people voted.  Naturally the ACLU responds by saying this is an effort to disenfranchise minorities.  And naturally the reporter, C. Benjamin Ford, is more interested in PA Voter ID than if dead people really voted in Maryland.  Naturally, the ACLU is more interested in attacking citizens promoting election integrity than wondering if the dead really voted.

Crimes?  Not so important.  Criticizing law abiding citizens volunteering to clean up elections, now THAT’s the priority.

Alabama Files Lawsuit for Redistricting Plan Approval

Alabama has filed a lawsuit against the DOJ to have state legislative redistricting plans approved.  Alabama is bypassing DOJ preclearance options for reasons discussed at length here at this blog and elsewhere. 

In the lawsuit, Alabama has argued that if the plans are not precleared or approved, then Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional.  Alabama is the latest state to seek approval in court and threaten the existence of Section 5.  The reason states are pursuing this option as opposed to administrative preclearance is the perception that the current DOJ is infused with partisan mischief and having open transparent litigation before a neutral magistrate as opposed to DOJ bureaucrats is the best means to have state sovereignty respected.