Little-noticed provision would dramatically expand DOJ authority at the polls Via @dailycaller

John Hames shared with you:   Little-noticed provision would dramatically expand DOJ authority at the polls Via @dailycaller dailycaller.com - Imagine if we were confronted with another dispute over the outcome of a presidential election like that between George W. Bush and Al Gore in 2000. Now imagine that a highly political Attorney General – let's call him Eric – were authorized by federal law to intervene in that dispute, and to throw the weight of the The proposed change is a major power grab by the Justice Department, allowing it to become involved in a whole range of 14th Amendment cases which it previously would have been unable to pursue. U.S. Justice Department behind the claims of one of the candidates. That disturbing scenario is entirely plausible under a proposed amendment to federal voting law that would dramatically expand the jurisdiction of the Justice Department and revolutionize the way it litigates voting rights lawsuits. Available on the App Store.

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