by Capt Seth Keshel
“There are other steps that we will be taking in the coming weeks and we think we’ll be able to end up getting fair elections.”
Earlier today, President Trump signed an Executive Order dubbed, “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections.” As Stephen Miller handed him the order for the presidential signature, he (Miller) quipped that it is “the farthest-reaching executive action taken in the history of the Republic to secure our elections.” Watch that two-minute clip here.
Tomorrow’s article has now been handed to me, and I will spend hours this evening ripping through today’s order (text here) to break it down in detail for you. The most encouraging part of President Trump’s remarks today is that he said they’ve got plenty of other items they would like to address in the coming weeks to end “fake elections.”
Miller ticked off a few of the high points covered in today’s order:
· Cuts down on illegals in the voter rolls by sharing data with DHS and requiring a citizenship question on the national voter registration form.
· Cut EAC (Election Assistance Commission) funding for states running corrupt elections (remains to be seen which criteria will be used to determine which states are corrupt)
· Instructs Department of Justice to prosecute election crimes and foreign interference
· Repeals Biden’s Executive Order 14019, “Promoting Access to Voting,” which engages government in voter registration and other items that corrupt elections
While Miller didn’t mention it today, Trump’s order begins to set forth the standard that the administration expects counting to be done on Election Day – which backs up Trump’s vow to come back for more action in the near future.
Section 1, Purpose and Policy, lays it all out clear as to why the administration is taking on election corruption:…
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