Legal voting is a partisan issue? It would be hard to overstate the irony of such a claim.
But before you assume this must be some kind of silly joke, please read the beginning of Emily Brooks and Aris Folley’s article at thehill.com:
A conservative-backed push for stricter proof-of-citizenship requirements for voting could complicate efforts to avert a government shutdown next month.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have acknowledged a stopgap of some kind, also known as a continuing resolution (CR), will be necessary to keep the government funded past Sept. 30.
But calls are growing among House conservatives to use that must-pass measure to force consideration of a partisan bill aimed at barring noncitizens from voting — laying the groundwork for a clash with the Democratic-led Senate, which would likely reject such a package.
A “conservative-backed push”? A “partisan bill”?
Insuring that only legal citizens can vote is a conservative issue? A partisan issue?
I’ve pointed this out numerous times over the years, but it is again necessary now. Every time I see legislation that would make it harder for illegal voting to take place, Republicans are supporting it and Democrats are fighting it tooth and nail.
If that doesn’t tell you something – everything – about who does and doesn’t want the opportunity to benefit from illegal voting, you are beyond reason.
