This Thursday, the federal appeals court in Richmond will hear the suit trying to overturn Virginia’s voter photo ID law. As reported in the New York Times, our case is part of a multi-million dollar national campaign funded by George Soros to strike down voter fraud laws in time for the 2016 elections. To date, Soros and the Democrats have been successful in North Dakota, North Carolina, and Texas, with partial success in Wisconsin.
In 2013, I worked with Senator Obenshain on this very bill – you can watch the video here. Virginia’s law requires registrars to provide a photo ID to any voter who needs one, absolutely free. We won in lower court, where the Court held that Virginia’s law gives all Virginians “an equal opportunity to participate in the electoral process.” By any legal analysis, we should win again on appeal.
That said, the North Carolina law was also upheld by the trial court, only to have the ruling reversed on appeal by the 4th Circuit. The 4th Circuit has been transformed by Obama’s appointments, and is the same appeals court that will hear our case.
Of additional note, Attorney General Mark Herring has refused to defend Virginia’s photo-ID law. As he has with countless other issues, he is more interested in doing what his supporters want than in doing his job. For this case alone, Virginia taxpayers have already had to pay more than $500,000 for private lawyers, simply to defend a validly passed Virginia law from challenge.
The hearing is open to the public. If you would like to come, bring your photo ID. (Yes, I understand the irony!) The address is 1000 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219 and you need to be seated by 9:30. Directions are here. The case # is 16-1605, Barbara Lee v. VA State Board of Elections.
Hope to see you there!
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What is the first question on the Virginia Voter Registration form? It is: Are you a United States citizen? What is the meaning of this question? It is an implied consent to the authority of the government of the United States over the Virginia elections process. (To wit, if Virginia were an independent sovereign state, there could not possibly be a need for this question to be on the Virginia Voter Registration form. The question instead would read: Are you a Virginia citizen?)
The first issue is: are the 50 states sovereign states with sole jurisdictional responsibility over state elections. If the answer is yes, then we all could not possibly be in Federal Court over photo ID requirements.
Rob Bell and the rest of the General Assembly would be better to concern themselves with Virginia state sovereignty with de jure government under the rightful constitution.
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Everything leads back to Soros, he is the root of all evil, along w/the media.
Want to see a Republican shit in his/her pants?
Sneak up behind them and shout “George Soros!! Saul Alinsky!!!” Works every time.
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Somewhere there is a pick up truck calling your name, go find it.