Michigan's Secretary of State Fights to Keep Dead on Voter Rolls

Plus: How New Orleans School Vaccine Mandate Is Affecting Students

August 31 2022   Good morning from Washington, where the left sees nothing wrong with elections that a little manipulation won't fix. Michigan presents a prime example, Hans von Spakovsky argues. President Biden's "forgiveness" of student loan debt isn't a sure thing in court, Joe Postell writes. On the podcast, Fred Lucas explores what the midterms may mean for Tony Fauci and other COVID-19 "authoritarians." Plus: Biden decides it's time to extend amnesty to illegal immigrants, and country star Jason Aldean's wife takes heat for opposing gender transitions for kids. Twenty-five years ago today, the U.K.'s Princess Diana, 36,  dies in a car crash in Paris that also kills  boyfriend  Dodi Fayed  and their driver .      COMMENTARY Michigan's Secretary of State Fights to Keep Dead on Voter Rolls By Hans von Spakovsky Nearly 26,000 dead Michigan residents, including 23,663 who had been dead for at least five years, are still listed as registered voters in the state. More NEWS How New Orleans School Vaccine Mandate Is Affecting Students By Douglas Blair New Orleans and the District of Columbia are two of the few major U.S. jurisdictions requiring students to be vaccinated against COVID-19. More ANALYSIS Fauci, Other COVID-19 'Authoritarians' Will Face Accountability in '23, BlazeTV's Deace Says By Fred Lucas Steve Deace says the lesson from Fauci's tenure is that "never again can this kind of singular power be placed in an unelected official … [who's] not directly accountable to the people." More COMMENTARY Can Biden Cancel Student Loan Debt? Here's Why It's a 'Major Question.' By Joseph Postell Just last year, House Speaker Pelosi told reporters, "The president can only postpone, delay, but not forgive" student loan debt. More COMMENTARY Biden's Move to Fortify DACA Program an Unlawful Quasi-Amnesty By Joseph Edlow If Congress and the courts allow this rule-making to stand, an emboldened administration will use the process to further erode the immigration system More NEWS Brittany Aldean's Brave Stand Against 'Genital Mutilation' of Kids By Marjorie Jackson "Advocating for the genital mutilation of children under the disguise of love and calling it 'gender affirming care,' is one of the worst evils," writes Aldean, wife of singer Jason Aldean. More ANALYSIS Oberlin College Gets Just Deserts for Smearing Bakery By Douglas Blair The Ohio Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from Oberlin College. That means that the Gibson Family Bakery is now entitled to collect approximately $36 million in punitive damages. More COMMENTARY ICYMI: 9 Past Climate Change Forecasts By Larry Elder "The world is going to end in 12 years if we don't address climate change," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2019. More           Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at letters@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.