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A notorious bill moving through Congress – H.R. 1 – contains a swarm of bad ideas. But little noticed is a provision that makes Election Day obsolete. We’ve lost so many unifying cultural events that bring Americans together, it is no surprise that H.R.1 not only would start the election weeks earlier, but also prolong the election well after Election Day.
H.R. 1/S. 1 cancels Election Day in requiring that states provide at least 10 days after Election Day for mail ballots to roll in for normal counting. Even worse, states can add even more time if they so choose. Georgia can add two business days. Pennsylvania could heap on two more weeks. The extensions beyond the federal minimum do not have to be uniform under the proposed bills.
A notorious bill moving through Congress â HR 1 â contains a swarm of bad ideas. But little noticed is a provision that makes Election Day obsolete. Weâve lost so many unifying cultural events that bring Americans together, it is no surprise that HR 1 not only would start the election weeks earlier but also prolong the election well after Election Day.
HR 1/S. 1 cancels Election Day in requiring that states provide at least 10 days after Election Day for mail ballots to roll in for normal counting. Even worse, states can add even more time if they so choose. Georgia can add two business days. Pennsylvania could heap two more weeks. The extensions beyond the federal minimum do not have to be uniform under the proposed bills.
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Constitution Killers, Part 1
A friend of mine was recently trying to solve an urgent equipment problem. After hours of failed attempts, he prayed for help and these words came into his mind: “When you really understand the problem, then the solution becomes obvious.” He shifted his focus from seeking the answer to understanding the problem and quickly arrived at and implemented the solution.
Another way of stating this insight is:
To get the right answer, you need to ask the right question. Focusing on asking the right questions leads to freedom of thought and action which leads to discovery. Good questions help define who we are and where we are going. Great questions provoke progress, prosperity, and happiness.
Now weâve heard it all. Democrats, who were already the butt of jokes for calling childcare âinfrastructure,â have done us one better. According to House liberals, court-packing is too! In a tweet, Congressman Mondaire Jones, a New York liberal declared: âSupreme Court expansion is infrastructure.â Like a lot of people, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) couldnât believe their eyes. âYou just canât make this stuff up,â she shook her head. And unfortunately, Democrats arenât. Theyâre on the march to expand the court â no matter what they call it.
Apparently, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) isnât interested in whatever conclusions the presidentâs phony commission on the courts comes to. Her party is ready to pack the court â and pack it now. In a bombshell new bill, radical Democrats in both chambers are demanding that we increase the number of Supreme Court justices to 13, a move thatâs designed to