Thread by @Eric_Schmitt

Rather than using the slimmest majority in modern history to enact bills that would fix problems in our election system, Democrats seem maniacally focused on making sure they maintain power.

#HR1 is a straight up power grab. #electionintegrity washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/…

Many solutions that until recently had bipartisan support as set forth by the Carter-Baker Commission have been set aflame by the Democrats drunk with power and beholden to the radical left.

#HR1 would codify many of the very problems America experienced in 2020 & leaves the door wide open to election fraud. Instead of bringing America together, this bill would pull us further apart as elections would become more politicized, as Dems use #SB1 to secure lasting power.

#HR1 would effectively eliminate state voter ID requirements. Once a fraudulent vote is cast, it becomes nearly impossible to reverse. Effectively sabotaging voter ID laws would only serve to erode public confidence in our election process. #ElectionIntegrity

Voters think weakening voter ID safeguards would be a mistake. Recent polling by Honest Elections Project shows 77% of voters, including 62% of Biden voters, support voter ID requirements. A full 64% of African American voters & 78% of Hispanic voters support #voterID laws

Eliminating #voterID laws are just the tip of the iceberg. #HR1 would make it difficult for states to conduct free & fair elections. Even many Dem election officials have expressed concern much of the bill is unnecessarily burdensome & some provisions are impossible to implement

States would be compelled to legalize ballot harvesting, allowing operatives to collect absentee ballots. Unsurprisingly campaigns have manipulated these ballots in the past, & a NC congressional race was thrown out in 2018 bc of ballot harvesting & an official in MO was indicted

Officials would also be required to count ballots arriving more than a week after Election Day. Turmoil would become the norm, with elections frequently resembling the NY congressional contest that took over 90 days to decide due to the state’s cumbersome ballot-counting process.

Forcing states to adopt these one-size-fits-none rules would damage our republic by sowing doubt about the results of future elections before votes are even cast. Instead of federalizing election law, states should be able to craft laws that work for them. #ElectionIntegrity

Far from empowering American voters, this power grab would make a mockery of the American election process in the name of expanding Democrat’s seats.

We must push back against this power grab and stand strong for #electionintegrity and the future of our republic.

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