It would seem to me that allowing only citizens to vote in American elections would be an obvious thing. Our government was established to represent the interests of Americans. I don’t believe there is a county in the world that allows non-citizens to vote.<\/p>\n
On Friday, Breitbart<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump\u2019s efforts to protect election integrity by requiring proof of United States citizenship on voter registration forms, finding that Trump \u201clacks the authority to direct such changes.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n In a decision by U.S. District Judge Collen Kollar-Kotelly on Friday, Kollar-Kotelly \u201csided with Democratic and civil rights groups that sued the Trump administration\u201d after the President issued an executive order in March entitled \u201cPreserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections,\u201d according to<\/a> the Associated Press.<\/strong><\/p>\n Kollar-Kotelly, who was appointed by former President Bill Clinton, claimed in her decision that \u201cthe proof-of-citizenship directive is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers,\u201d and argued that \u201con matters related to setting qualifications for voting and regulating federal election procedures,\u201d the U.S. Constitution doesn\u2019t give a \u201cdirect role to the President in either domain,\u201d according to the outlet.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cBecause our Constitution assigns responsibility for election regulation to the States and to Congress, this Court holds that the President lacks the authority to direct such changes,\u201d Kollar-Kotelly said.<\/strong><\/p>\n The article concludes:<\/p>\n The order continues to note that \u201cwithin 30 days of the date\u201d of the executive order, the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) \u201cshall take appropriate action to require, in its national mail voter registration form issued under 52 U.S.C. 20508\u201d proof of U.S. Citizenship.<\/strong><\/p>\n Kollar-Kotelly\u2019s decision comes after she \u201cagreed to partially grant a preliminary injunction sought by three different groups of plaintiffs\u201d in April, according to<\/a> CBS News.<\/strong><\/p>\n In her block in April, Kollar-Kotelly prevented the Trump administration from moving forward with enacting \u201ctwo provisions of the executive order,\u201d according to the outlet.<\/strong><\/p>\n Why would someone want non-citizens to vote in an election if not to cheat?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It would seem to me that allowing only citizens to vote in American elections would be an obvious thing. Our government was established to represent the interests of Americans. I don’t believe there is a county in the world that … Continue reading