By distorting the purpose of lost-vote studies, this bill would invite an increase in lost-vote rates among racial minorities or any other “distinct community” the EAC decided to target.
What Should be Done. S. 1487 is unworthy of consideration by Congress. If enacted, it would give large corporations and Presidential appointees control over federal elections, prevent citizens from gaining access to essential information about OUR elections, and provide a blueprint for discriminating among classes of voters.
The bill would “reform” our elections into the antithesis of the grand experiment envisioned by the founding fathers. It is beyond amendment. It must be withdrawn or defeated.
Instead, if Congress takes action at all, it should attempt to solve, rather than exacerbate, problems that have been uncovered in recent years. It should pass simple, doable, common sense election reform for 2008 to provide meaningful checks and balances without undue federal intrusion into — and obstruction of — the rights of states and citizens.
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