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In reply to the discussion: Michael Avenatti with another great idea: [View all]Trust Buster
(7,299 posts)7. State registration is the only registration. The feds cannot usurp that.
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Pass laws with jail terms for suppression of the vote, gerrymandering, registration, etc.
olegramps
Oct 2018
#53
As pointed out elsewhere in this thread, having a SSN doesn't automatically mean
The Velveteen Ocelot
Oct 2018
#34
His idea of controlling state election registration requirements from the federal level would not
Trust Buster
Oct 2018
#4
Not necessarily. Congress can, and has, passed legislation relating to elections.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Oct 2018
#9
Social Security data? A federal birth registry is very unlikely ever to be created.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Oct 2018
#17
We will not have 60 Senate votes to pass it into law even if we have a President that wouldn't veto.
Trust Buster
Oct 2018
#15
The 60-vote rule is for ending debate (cloture), not to pass a bill in the Senate.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Oct 2018
#35
You never know HOW many D or R members will be in a future Senate. COULD be 60 Dems,
7962
Oct 2018
#40
Bold SANE moves . . . it's no long the time for "incremental", GOP doesn't do incremental
pdsimdars
Oct 2018
#19
He's a lawyer; he probably knows this stuff - but he's also a publicity hound
The Velveteen Ocelot
Oct 2018
#48
I know that very well - I retired from that line of work some years ago.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Oct 2018
#62
We should push for a constitutional amendment for mandatory voter registration
blue-wave
Oct 2018
#47