[EL] Cats Scratch Their Rescuer

[Justin Levitt]

I have been quite outspoken about seeing value in some federal role in 
the elections process (perhaps, as a former federal official, that's 
natural), and quite skeptical of "nationalization of voter 
administration in a single federal agency."

And I don't see why 1) wanting to understand the ways in which foreign 
governments sought to affect the election process (FWIW, I think Bluman 
v. FEC was wrongly decided, but it's actually the law), 2) the ways in 
which Americans may or may not have facilitated that effort, and 3) ways 
to bolster cybersecurity that don't unduly impact legitimate American 
access to the franchise necessarily lead to 4) black helicopters.

-- 
Justin Levitt
Professor of Law
Associate Dean for Research
Loyola Law School | Los Angeles
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@_justinlevitt_

On 7/11/2017 10:26 AM, Steve Hoersting wrote:
> I see that:
>
> /The nation’s Secretaries of State sent a clear message to the White 
> House. //Members of the National Association of Secretaries of State 
> meeting in Indianapolis unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution 
> underscoring the Constitutional rights of states to administer local, 
> state and federal elections./
>
> //
>
> If "underscoring [and preserving] the Constitutional [power] of states 
> to administer local, state and federal elections" is the issue, the 
> several Secretaries of State have no greater friend than Donald J. Trump.
>
> For it is evident that nearly half the endgame of "Russia, Russia, 
> Russia" is to justify the (formal or functional) nationalization of 
> voter administration in a single federal agency, be it DHS or 
> elsewhere. What were the buzzwords we heard repeatedly last Autumn? 
> "...critical [something] architecture"?
>
> *
>
> Sanders supporters should be no less concerned. (Whether they are or 
> not, I cannot say).
>
> Thank you,
>
> Steve
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