Thank you for the reassurance about these personal bills, Brian. As always, I appreciate your insights.
Introducing a bad “personal” bill that the sponsor knows will be defeated in Ways and Means is still a bad idea. Virtual signalling by either party is not good government.
For the record, these so-called “motor voter bills” are truly bad, as we’ve seen in so many states. Thus, even planting a seed supporting such erosion of our elections should be exposed and called out.
Here is what I wrote yesterday when I first heard about this issue:
Idaho legislators should defeat H0045 by RUBEL | VOTERS – Amends existing law to provide for automatic voter registration through the Division of Motor Vehicles.
Thanks for a good report and explanation. I think personal bills have value and they certainly support representative government. And regarding Dems or any terrible bill - that splits both ways. An opponent can campaign against the "stupid bill" so and so introduced. It puts legislators on record.
Thank you for the reassurance about these personal bills, Brian. As always, I appreciate your insights.
Introducing a bad “personal” bill that the sponsor knows will be defeated in Ways and Means is still a bad idea. Virtual signalling by either party is not good government.
For the record, these so-called “motor voter bills” are truly bad, as we’ve seen in so many states. Thus, even planting a seed supporting such erosion of our elections should be exposed and called out.
Here is what I wrote yesterday when I first heard about this issue:
Idaho legislators should defeat H0045 by RUBEL | VOTERS – Amends existing law to provide for automatic voter registration through the Division of Motor Vehicles.
The bill is sponsored by Democrat ILANA RUBEL: https://legislature.idaho.gov/legislators/membership/2021/id2888/
Link to Bill Summary: https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0045/
Link to Full Bill: https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/billbookmark/?yr=2023&bn=H0045 This is "motor voter" and is NOT as innocuous as it sounds, despite its stated minimal fiscal impact. This bill should be stopped, as it could encourage more election fraud. Registering to vote should be a conscious act, and should be accompanied by rigorous citizenship and background checks. It's already plenty easy to register to vote in Idaho: https://voteidaho.gov/ States that have Motor Voter laws ALL have more election fraud than Idaho: https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/automatic-voter-registration Potential fraud concerns raised here (just a few examples):
* https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republicans-bill-motor-voter-law.
* https://www.cato.org/testimony/motor-voter-act-voter-fraud
* https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-09/duplicate-voter-records-audit-california-motor-voter-system
We must strengthen, not weaken, our election laws. The proposed Bill RS30032 / H0045 weakens our election laws.
Thanks for a good report and explanation. I think personal bills have value and they certainly support representative government. And regarding Dems or any terrible bill - that splits both ways. An opponent can campaign against the "stupid bill" so and so introduced. It puts legislators on record.
I was just informed that H0045 has been killed.