federal elections should be controlled at the federal level.
The founding fathers didn't seem to think so, and they were pretty darn smart. They knew a lot more about what they were doing that most people today.
DJT is in the mode of slicing and dicing the federal government because it has become a behemoth with ludicrous levels of power thanks to infiltration and deep state. Giving MORE power to the federal govt is not the solution, I think. There is a reason why states have sovereign rights.
BUT, the federal govt can push them in the right direction. And DJT will do that. But ultimately, the ONLY solution to today's plethora of problems is the People standing up to be sovereign people over govt, both fed and state.
I didn't word that very well. I understand that the states conduct / control their elections, but I always thought the federal government could set some standards / requirements for federal elections. Like requiring voter ID, which isn't forcing states to do anything they shouldn't already be doing.
It's a tricky area, because it's important that states have their individual sovereignty. I don't know if there is any constitutional method to require ID, unless it were in fact a change to the constitution itself. A change to the constitution would have to be agreed up by states, and then they become bound by it.
It will be interesting to see what Team DJT does in this area.
The founding fathers didn't seem to think so, and they were pretty darn smart. They knew a lot more about what they were doing that most people today.
DJT is in the mode of slicing and dicing the federal government because it has become a behemoth with ludicrous levels of power thanks to infiltration and deep state. Giving MORE power to the federal govt is not the solution, I think. There is a reason why states have sovereign rights.
BUT, the federal govt can push them in the right direction. And DJT will do that. But ultimately, the ONLY solution to today's plethora of problems is the People standing up to be sovereign people over govt, both fed and state.
I didn't word that very well. I understand that the states conduct / control their elections, but I always thought the federal government could set some standards / requirements for federal elections. Like requiring voter ID, which isn't forcing states to do anything they shouldn't already be doing.
It's a tricky area, because it's important that states have their individual sovereignty. I don't know if there is any constitutional method to require ID, unless it were in fact a change to the constitution itself. A change to the constitution would have to be agreed up by states, and then they become bound by it.
It will be interesting to see what Team DJT does in this area.