Sent this to my Senators concerning HR1. It is a horrendous bill.
Please do not support HR1, the deceptively named “For the People Act of 2021.” This bill is not “for the people" as it violates at least two sections of the Constitution, Article 1, clause 4 and the First Amendment right to freedom of speech and freedom of the press. It does this by taking control of the administration of state elections required by Article 1, clause 4 by the federal government. It also makes the federal government responsible for determining what is and is not political speech. If that was not enough, this bill also attempts to codify into law that Washington DC should be granted statehood and that the Supreme Court was wrong in its ruling in Citizens United. These last two things have no place in any law, or any administrative record passed out of Congress. There are already avenues to take up both issues, law is not among them.
Very Respectfully,
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