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Showing Original Post only (View all)Maryland Attorney General Just Blew The Lid Off Trumps Illegal Voter Fraud Commission [View all]
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http://www.politicususa.com/2017/07/03/maryland-attorney-general-blew-lid-trumps-illegal-voter-fraud-commission.htmlMaryland Attorney General Just Blew The Lid Off Trumps Illegal Voter Fraud Commission
By Jason Easley on Mon, Jul 3rd, 2017 at 2:12 pm
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh called Trumps voter fraud commission illegal and debunked Trumps entire voter fraud conspiracy in a blistering statement.
Here is AG Froshs statement:
Frosh was correct on both of his main points. Trumps story about voter fraud costing him the popular vote is false, and what Trumps commission is attempting to do is an illegal invasion of privacy. Elections are the constitutional power of the states, so the reason why so many states that the President won are refusing his request of sensitive voter data is on the basis of states rights.
AG Frosh the other major concern. The Trump commission is asking for sensitive personal data to try to prove one of the Presidents fantasy conspiracy theories. If the federal government got the data on the nations voters, Trump would be able to find a reason to justify a massive purge of voters.
Frosh said what many Secretaries of State and election officials have been reluctant to express directly. The Trump voter fraud commission is an illegal fishing expedition that is trying to justify a presidential fantasy.
Trump is trying to turn a fake conspiracy into a very real voter purge, which is why election officials are across the country are telling the Presidents commission to get lost.
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Maryland Attorney General Just Blew The Lid Off Trumps Illegal Voter Fraud Commission [View all]
babylonsister
Jul 2017
OP
Kobach's devious plan may have been to put a chilling effect on voter registrations.
Dustlawyer
Jul 2017
#33
The primary reason for his plan, Interstate Crosscheck, is to purge POC voter names
brush
Jul 2017
#38
I'm not as worried by a voter purge as I am about other uses to which the data could be put.
Nitram
Jul 2017
#27
I wish I could write that well. That response says so well & succinctly what I think.
Honeycombe8
Jul 2017
#29