According to the US Constitution, voting is not the same as the right to bear arms. The right to bear arms is an natural right that is enumerated in the Bill of Rights so as to signify that the People will not accept Government encroaching upon that inherent right that we have by living.
You think the Bill of Rights are our only rights? Seriously?
I won't even go into the other Amendments, the SCOTUS and legal history.
The SCOTUS pretty much has laid down that if you have a civic right, and voting very much is a civic right of the same application as free speech and self defense, that the government has the burden of proof, not the person. And, frankly, it scares me to think anyone would want to think otherwise, but civics and Common Law, that's the Supreme Rulings.
So if you present valid state or federal photo ID, the burden on the government they have to prove it's fraudulent, not vice-versa. And if they cannot prove it in a reasonable time, like 72 hours, they cannot prevent someone from registering to vote, or voting. That's how it should be. Anyone arguing otherwise is ignoring that reality.
And please on the 'direct representation' arguments and other framer arguments that have been changed, liek property. Those were removed centuries ago.
And yes, the states ultimately send their electors and votes to the federal. That's why Trump was absolutely wrong after the Electoral College voted, and then the whole Jan 6th happened less than a month later. Even Rand Paul was furious with his GOP colleagues over that, even if he defended the right of the GOP and Trump to seek challenges in state courts.
The state sends the electors and votes. The federal can only interfere with the state if it's a civil rights violation. Frankly, I think the feds should look into several things, but as always, we're always going to get abuse and fraud. The key is to mitigate the fraud as much as possible, without putting the burden on the voter.
That's the key. So while I believe in Voter ID and purges, and I'm tired of the left saying they are discriminatory in concept, the left isn't wrong when the GOP takes it so far that they are discriminatory in implementation. No, they are not discriminatory in concept, the are basic fraud prevention, but no, the GOP is wrong with the stupid Voter ID limitations they put in, as well as purging every election or every 4 years.
This is why I hate both parties. They don't care about the civics. And they keep arguing over which civil rights don't matter. They all matter. Sorry, they do.
