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The House is voting TODAY, Wednesday, March 3, 2021, on the so-called “For the People Act” which would limit how states run elections! We are seeing state legislatures step up to reform election law but this bill may make it all moot. This article excerpt offers a great explanation of the problems with the bill. Read and TAKE ACTION.

Democrats Pushing HR1 “For the People Act”  Reforms Through House Without Hearings, Few GOP Amendments!

Among the most hotly contested provisions of H.R.1 are: 

  • Universal national mail-in balloting
  • Registration of 16- and 17-year-olds
  • Permanent early voting
  • Minimal verification for online registration
  • Legalization of ballot harvesting
  • Federal matching funds to candidates for private contributions. Meaning they could launder corporate dollars through the U.S. Treasury and use those dollars to publicly fund congressional campaigns
  • Voting rights for felons upon completion of their sentences

Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) described the bill as “not for the people, it’s for the politicians. The bill weaponizes the Federal Election Commission, infringes on states’ rights, and drastically limits freedom of speech.”

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H.R. 1 would federalize and micromanage the election process administered by the states, imposing unnecessary, unwise, and unconstitutional mandates on the states and reversing the decentralization of the American election process—which is essential to the protection of our liberty and freedom. It would (among other things) implement nationwide the worst changes in election rules that occurred during the 2020 election; go even further in eroding and eliminating basic security protocols that states have in place; and interfere with the ability of states and their citizens to determine the qualifications and eligibility of voters, ensure the accuracy of voter registration rolls, secure the fairness and integrity of elections, and participate and speak freely in the political process.

Key Takeaways

H.R. 1 would federalize and micromanage the election process, imposing unnecessary, unwise, and unconstitutional mandates on the states.

It would reverse the decentralization of the American election process—an essential protection of our liberty and freedom.

It would implement nationwide the worst changes in election rules that occurred in 2020 and further damage or eliminate basic security protocols.

The Issue

H.R. 1 would federalize and micromanage the election process administered by the states, imposing unnecessary, unwise, and unconstitutional mandates on the states and reversing the decentralization of the American election process—which is essential to the protection of our liberty and freedom.  . . .

What H.R. 1 Would Do

  • Seize the authority of states to regulate voter registration and the voting process by forcing states to implement early voting, automatic voter registration, same-day registration, online voter registration, and no-fault absentee balloting.
  • Make it easier to commit fraud and promote chaos at the polls through same-day registration, as election officials would have no time to verify the accuracy of voter registration information and the eligibility of an individual to vote and could not anticipate the number of ballots and precinct workers that would be needed at specific polling locations.
  • Hurt voter turnout through 15 days of mandated early voting by diffusing the intensity of get-out-the-vote efforts; it would raise the cost of campaigns. Voters who vote early don’t have the same information as those who vote on Election Day, missing late-breaking developments that could affect their choices.
  • Degrade the accuracy of registration lists by requiring states to automatically register all individuals (as opposed to “citizens”) from state and federal databases . . .
  • Constitute a recipe for massive voter registration fraud by hackers and cyber criminals through online voter registration that is not tied to an existing state record, such as a driver’s license. . . .
  • Require states to count ballots cast by voters outside of their assigned precincts, overriding the precinct system used by almost all states that allows election officials to monitor votes, staff polling places, provide enough ballots, and prevent election fraud.
  • Mandate no-fault absentee ballots, which are the tool of choice for vote thieves. It would ban witness signature or notarization requirements for absentee ballots; force states to accept absentee ballots received up to 10 days after Election Day as long as they are postmarked by Election Day; and require states to allow vote trafficking (vote harvesting) so that any third parties—including campaign staffers and political consultants—can pick up and deliver absentee ballots.
  • Prevent election officials from checking the eligibility and qualifications of voters and removing ineligible voters. . . .
  • Ban state voter ID laws by forcing states to allow individuals to vote without an ID and merely signing a statement in which they claim they are who they say they are.
  • Violate the First Amendment with respect to a vast range of legal activity. Voter intimidation or coercion that prevents someone from registering or voting is already a federal crime under the Voting Rights Act and the National Voter Registration Act. But H.R. 1 would add a provision criminalizing “hindering, interfering, or preventing” anyone from registering or voting, which is so vague and so broad that it could prevent providing any information to election officials about the ineligibility of an individual, such as an applicant not being a U.S. citizen.
  • Expand regulation and government censorship of campaigns and political activity and speech, including online and policy-related speech.  . . .
  • Reduce the number of Federal Election Commission members from six to five, allowing the political party with three commission seats to control the commission and engage in partisan enforcement activities.
  • Prohibit state election officials from participating in federal elections and impose numerous other “ethics” rules that are unconstitutional or unfairly restrict political activity, eliminating the ability of the residents of specific states to make their own decisions about what rules should govern their state government officials.
  • Require states to restore the ability of felons to vote the moment they are out of prison regardless of uncompleted parole, probation, or restitution requirements. Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment gives states the constitutional authority to decide when felons who committed crimes against their fellow citizens may vote again. Congress cannot override a constitutional amendment with a statute.
  • Transfer the right to draw congressional districts from state legislatures to “independent” commissions whose members are unaccountable to voters. H.R. 1 would make it a violation of federal law to engage in “partisan” redistricting and mandate the inclusion of alien population, both legal and illegal, in all redistricting. This is an anti-democratic, unconstitutional measure that would take away the ability of the citizens of a state to make their own decisions about redistricting.
  • Authorize the Internal Revenue Service to engage in partisan activity. . . .
  • Limit access to federal courts for anyone challenging H.R. 1. The bill would prohibit the filing of any lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of H.R. 1 anywhere except in the District Court for the District of Columbia and would allow the court to order all plaintiffs and intervenors, regardless of their number (such as all 50 states), “to file joint papers or to be represented by a single attorney at oral argument,” severely limiting the legal representation and due process rights of challengers.
  • Establish a “Commission to Protect Democratic Institutions” that would threaten the independence of the judiciary. H.R. 1 defines “democratic institutions” as those that are “essential to ensuring an independent judiciary, free and fair elections and the rule of law.” The commission would be given the authority to compel judges to testify and justify their legal decisions, threatening their independent judgment and subjecting them to political pressure and harassment. . . .

Share your thoughts on H.R.1 in the comment below. . .

(Excerpt from The Heritage Foundation. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Alma
March 3, 2021

Father, we repent of our nation’s sins – abortion, rebellion, immorality, and idolatry. As Your people, we turn from our wicked ways and cry out for Your mercy and forgiveness. We pray for the healing of our nation. Open the hearts of Your people and of all Americans to humble ourselves before You. We ask You to give us righteous leadership, to expose and expel wicked leaders from the federal to the local city government positions and raise up godly leaders. We take authority over HR 1 and HR 5, and over all evil legislation being presented for votes. Your Word says that Your sovereign will – will move the hearts of kings. Proverbs 21:1 says, “In the LORD’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that He channels toward all who please Him.” We ask that You channel Your favor and blessings through these elected officials and override their greed and evil intentions, and open their eyes to surrender to Your will for the good of this nation. We declare in the Holy Name of Jesus, that or H.R. 1. which is an abomination will not pass in the House or the Senate – It will NOT:
-Seize the authority of states with early voting, automatic voter registration, same-day registration, online voter registration, and no-fault absentee balloting.
-Make same-day registration with no time to verify the accuracy of voter registration information and eligibility.
-Legalize 15 days of mandated early voting dismissing late-breaking developments that could affect voting choices.
-Degrade the accuracy of registration lists by requiring states to automatically register all individuals
-Allow massive voter registration fraud by hackers and cyber criminals through online voter registration 
-Require states to count ballots cast by voters outside of their assigned precincts
-Mandate no-fault absentee ballots, ban witness signature or notarization requirements, receive ballots up to 10 days after Election Day and require states to allow vote trafficking (vote harvesting) with pick up and delivery of absentee ballots.
-Prevent election officials from checking the eligibility and qualifications of voters and removing ineligible voters
-Ban state voter ID laws 
-Violate the First Amendment preventing any information to election officials about the ineligibility of an individual, such as an applicant not being a U.S. citizen.
-Expand regulation and government censorship of campaigns and political activity and speech, including online and policy-related speech.
-Reduce the number of Federal Election Commission members from six to five, allowing the political party with three commission seats to engage in partisan enforcement activities.
-Prohibit state election officials from participating in federal elections, eliminating the ability of the residents of specific states to make their own decisions about what rules should govern their state government officials.
-Require states to restore the ability of felons to vote in violation of Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment that gives states the constitutional authority to decide when felons who committed crimes against their fellow citizens may vote again. Congress cannot override a constitutional amendment with a statute.
-Transfer the right to draw congressional districts from state legislatures to “independent” commissions whose members are unaccountable to voters, taking away the ability of the citizens of a state to make their own decisions about redistricting.
-Authorize the Internal Revenue Service to engage in partisan activity. 
-Limit access to federal courts for anyone challenging HR 1  limiting the legal representation and due process rights of challengers.
-Establish a “Commission to Protect Democratic Institutions” that would threaten the independence of the judiciary, threatening their independent judgment and subjecting them to political pressure and harassment

We also decree that HR 5, the proposed so called Equality Act WILL NOT BE PASSED IN THE SENATE which would empower the federal government to impose civil fees and criminal punishments on citizens who dissent from SOGI ideology. It would force doctors nationwide to treat gender dysphoria according transgender activists agenda, and take away the rights of parents to make hormone and surgery experiments on their children.

NO! WE PULL DOWN THE WICKED SPIRITUAL STRONGHOLDS OF HR 1 AND HR 5. WE RAISE UP THE BANNER OF THE LORD, JESUS CRUCIFIED, HIS HOLY BLOOD, OUR SALVATION, OVER OUR NATION!

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Freedom
March 3, 2021

Oh Merciful God our leaders have turned their back on you they have committed crimes and lawlessness. Their intent is to remove you completely and replace you with murder of our children, and with deprived minds and hearts oh Lord you alone can save us You alone are Holy and you alone are our future. Remove the sin from our hearts and turn us back to you. In Jesus Holy Name Amen,
Ezekiel 22:28-32
28 Her prophets whitewash these deeds for them by false visions and lying divinations. They say, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says’—when the LORD has not spoken. 29 The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the foreigner, denying them justice. 30 “I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one. 31 So I will pour out my wrath on them and consume them with my fiery anger, bringing down on their own heads all they have done, declares the Sovereign LORD.”

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    Alma
    March 3, 2021

    We as intercessors stand in the gap, repenting of the evil our nation has committed, turning from our wicked ways and asking for forgiveness and healing. We know that God hears our prayers because He has said so.”If my people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14).

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Meg
March 3, 2021

Father God, it is only by Mercy that our nation is still standing. We, the Church, the Body of Christ, have allowed our nation to fall into the hands of those who would go against the Constitution which was founded in the name of God and by the hand of God through prayer and God-revelation. And now, Lord, we are under assault at the very root of our Christian heritage.

So Lord, we cry out for your Mercy & Your Truth to prevail. We pray You would expose lies & bring Light. We pray that You would wake up Your Church, Your Bride, to the anti-God agenda of such bills. We pray that You would show us our Poverty in Spirit while we are the materially wealthiest nation on this earth. In Revelation 3, you spoke lovingly to the Church in Sardis: “I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, and yet you are dead. Be constantly alert, and strengthen the things that remain….for I have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God. So remember what you have received and heard; and keep it, and repent.”

Lord, I repent as an Intercessor. I repent for my brothers & sisters who are still asleep. But Lord, we ask you to help us… wake up the American Church… we ask for more Awakening! More, Lord. We know you give Grace to the humble. We know You give to overflowing.

And so we ask for this overflowing in the name of Jesus.

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Anne Faucett
March 3, 2021

Only a miracle from God can deliver us from these evil people. May the Lord raise up Joshua’s and Caleb’s to fight

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Donna Dilley
March 3, 2021

STOP HR1

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Danny N.C.
March 3, 2021

Dear Heavenly Father this proposed legislation stinks of evil, corruption, and madness, but we should not be surprised. Our nation has been hijacked by wicked people who serve only themselves and their own behind the scenes masters, both mortal and spiritual. Deer Lord I pray You will confound their efforts but I know Your will shall be done either way. Though my heart aches at the arrogant and blatantly evil move our enemies now make in the open, I know also that ultimately You shall prevail. Like millions of others, I will continue to watch, wait, and pray. Let us all stand on Your side of the line in this struggle, let us speak the truth without fear, and let us act when and how You direct us. In Jesus precious name I pray O’ Lord, Amen.

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pat
March 3, 2021

The Issue

H.R. 1 would federalize and micromanage the election process administered by the states, imposing unnecessary, unwise, and unconstitutional mandates on the states and reversing the decentralization of the American election process—which is essential to the protection of our liberty and freedom. . . .

What H.R. 1 Would Do
Seize the authority of states to regulate voter registration and the voting process by forcing states to implement early voting, automatic voter registration, same-day registration, online voter registration, and no-fault absentee balloting.
Make it easier to commit fraud and promote chaos at the polls through same-day registration, as election officials would have no time to verify the accuracy of voter registration information and the eligibility of an individual to vote and could not anticipate the number of ballots and precinct workers that would be needed at specific polling locations.
Hurt voter turnout through 15 days of mandated early voting by diffusing the intensity of get-out-the-vote efforts; it would raise the cost of campaigns. Voters who vote early don’t have the same information as those who vote on Election Day, missing late-breaking developments that could affect their choices.
Degrade the accuracy of registration lists by requiring states to automatically register all individuals (as opposed to “citizens”) from state and federal databases . . .
Constitute a recipe for massive voter registration fraud by hackers and cyber criminals through online voter registration that is not tied to an existing state record, such as a driver’s license. . . .
Require states to count ballots cast by voters outside of their assigned precincts, overriding the precinct system used by almost all states that allows election officials to monitor votes, staff polling places, provide enough ballots, and prevent election fraud.
Mandate no-fault absentee ballots, which are the tool of choice for vote thieves. It would ban witness signature or notarization requirements for absentee ballots; force states to accept absentee ballots received up to 10 days after Election Day as long as they are postmarked by Election Day; and require states to allow vote trafficking (vote harvesting) so that any third parties—including campaign staffers and political consultants—can pick up and deliver absentee ballots.
Prevent election officials from checking the eligibility and qualifications of voters and removing ineligible voters. . . .
Ban state voter ID laws by forcing states to allow individuals to vote without an ID and merely signing a statement in which they claim they are who they say they are.
Violate the First Amendment with respect to a vast range of legal activity. Voter intimidation or coercion that prevents someone from registering or voting is already a federal crime under the Voting Rights Act and the National Voter Registration Act. But H.R. 1 would add a provision criminalizing “hindering, interfering, or preventing” anyone from registering or voting, which is so vague and so broad that it could prevent providing any information to election officials about the ineligibility of an individual, such as an applicant not being a U.S. citizen.
Expand regulation and government censorship of campaigns and political activity and speech, including online and policy-related speech. . . .
Reduce the number of Federal Election Commission members from six to five, allowing the political party with three commission seats to control the commission and engage in partisan enforcement activities.
Prohibit state election officials from participating in federal elections and impose numerous other “ethics” rules that are unconstitutional or unfairly restrict political activity, eliminating the ability of the residents of specific states to make their own decisions about what rules should govern their state government officials.
Require states to restore the ability of felons to vote the moment they are out of prison regardless of uncompleted parole, probation, or restitution requirements. Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment gives states the constitutional authority to decide when felons who committed crimes against their fellow citizens may vote again. Congress cannot override a constitutional amendment with a statute.
Transfer the right to draw congressional districts from state legislatures to “independent” commissions whose members are unaccountable to voters. H.R. 1 would make it a violation of federal law to engage in “partisan” redistricting and mandate the inclusion of alien population, both legal and illegal, in all redistricting. This is an anti-democratic, unconstitutional measure that would take away the ability of the citizens of a state to make their own decisions about redistricting.
Authorize the Internal Revenue Service to engage in partisan activity. . . .
Limit access to federal courts for anyone challenging H.R. 1. The bill would prohibit the filing of any lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of H.R. 1 anywhere except in the District Court for the District of Columbia and would allow the court to order all plaintiffs and intervenors, regardless of their number (such as all 50 states), “to file joint papers or to be represented by a single attorney at oral argument,” severely limiting the legal representation and due process rights of challengers.
Establish a “Commission to Protect Democratic Institutions” that would threaten the independence of the judiciary. H.R. 1 defines “democratic institutions” as those that are “essential to ensuring an independent judiciary, free and fair elections and the rule of law.” The commission would be given the authority to compel judges to testify and justify their legal decisions, threatening their independent judgment and subjecting them to political pressure and harassment. . . .

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Ed and Mary Clark
March 3, 2021

How /what can we do ?

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    Julie
    March 3, 2021

    Hi Ed and Mary,

    If you click on the red “TAKE ACTION” square at the top of this page, you will go to a page with an email already typed that you can send to your Senators. It will be on the right hand side of your screen in a box that says “Compose Your Message.” You just need to add your name and address. If you wish to change or add to the email that is already typed, you can, or you can just send it as is. The email will automatically go to your Senators so you don’t need their information. Have a blessed and wonderful day.

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