“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.”