Author Archives: J Christian Adams

Leftist Center for American Progress “Voting Rights Playbook” to Congress: Require burdensome disclosure in all 50 states and implement federal observers in polling places across America

On page 24 of the Center for American Progress’ Voting Rights Playbook, they recommend to the Congress: “Implement robust state-based disclosure and data-collection standards and make it easier to implement federal election observers.” 



This recommendation, encompassed in the new amendment to the Voting Rights Act, would require robust state-based disclosure in all 50 states, the ability of voters to ignore state voting laws when state and counties fail to meet the federal disclosure deadlines and make it easier to have federal observers in every polling place across America.  The proposed new Voting Rights Act is even more invasive than the previous law and it will impact all 50 states.

“Sen. Cornyn, Secretary Berry highlight efforts to end disenfranchisement of military voters”

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, today was joined by Texas Secretary of State Nandita Berry and representatives from several veterans organizations at the National United States Armed Forces Museum to discuss efforts to improve outreach and assistance to military voters at home and overseas.

“It is a cruel irony that those who fight to defend our democratic system are being disenfranchised in the process. It’s unacceptable, and we owe it to our military voters to remove as many obstacles to voting as we can,” Sen. Cornyn said. “I’m pleased to work with Secretary Berry on this important issue and I’ll be pushing for passage of the SENTRI Act in the Senate to take some immediate steps to improve access and assistance to our military voters and their families.”
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Washington Times: 8 Reasons Early Voting is Bad

My Washington Times opinion piece today.


“The worst idea in the report is a call for states to expand early voting. Some states already open polls weeks in advance of Election Day. In Wyoming, polls open in September, even before the end of Major League Baseball’s regular season.


Mr. Obama’s federal commission wants American elections to start earlier and last longer.


Here’s eight reasons why the early-voting fad is a bad idea. . . .


Finally, early voting destroys one of America’s last surviving common cultural experiences — turning out as a single nation on a single day to elect our leaders.


There is something good about all Americans coming together on that special day to cast a ballot. Few events in our history compare to the unity we experience as a nation every four years when we all mingle together and cast ballots on Election Day.


Election Day is the great leveler. After a full and robust election campaign, fully informed Americans stand together on that one day and bestow the consent of the governed. Win or lose, we acted as one nation. Treasures like that are worth waiting for, and early voting throws away that great American tradition.”

Popper: Kansas Registration Rational and Legal

“Kansas’ decision to implement a two-tiered system for voter registration is a rational—and perfectly legal—response to a lawless situation that it did not create. Its decision must be understood within the larger context of the ongoing battle between the Obama administration and the states over the enforcement of both our immigration laws and our election integrity laws.”

Jurist.