[BOISE] – Attorney General Raúl Labrador has joined a coalition of 24 states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency stay after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to stay a decision enjoining enforcement of Arizona’s law, forcing Arizona to allow persons to register to vote in federal races without having to prove U.S. citizenship.
The amicus brief filed late Thursday in support of the Republican National Committee and others, argues “To enforce that requirement, Arizona does the logical thing: require that a person registering to vote provide documentary proof of citizenship. This requirement, or something similar, has been around in some form or fashion for at least 20 years.”
“Voting is a fundamental right in our Republic,” said Attorney General Labrador. “The integrity of that process demands security and scrutiny so we can all have confidence in the outcomes. Proving citizenship for voting in federal elections is not a burden when it comes to preserving that integrity.”
In July, a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals initially stayed part of the district court’s injunction. But on Aug. 1, a different panel reversed the earlier ruling and now is allowing Arizonans again to register to vote in federal races without having to prove citizenship. The registration deadline there for the presidential election is Oct. 7.
Before the court’s reversal, registrants were required to show documentary proof of citizenship.
Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Virginia joined the West Virginia- and Kansas-led brief.
Read a copy of the amicus brief here.
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Passed by a 5 to 4 majority!
BUT NOT TO BE OVERLOOKED, this decision could have just as easily been the reverse. Under this current corrupt government, it could also be overturned sometime in the future.
BUT MORE IMPORTANT, this decision would have never been necessary had the constitutional framers not usurped Yahweh’s exclusive election authority (per Deuteronomy 17:15, etc.) thereby turning election “discretion” over to We the People the majority of whom, according to Christ in Matthew 7:13, are in the broad way leading to *destruction.*
Talk about a dumb decision! Where do you think the destruction crowd would take America? Precisely where America finds herself today, teetering on the precipice of destruction.
Add to that Article 6’s Christian test ban whereby mandatory biblical qualifications (such as, Exodus 18:21) were eliminated and you have the perfect recipe disaster.
For more, see blog article “Constitutional Elections: Dining at the ‘Devil’s Table,'” at http://www.constitutionmythbusters.org/constitutional-elections-dining-at-the-devils-table/
For how the Bible’s election system operates, see blog article “Salvation by Election” at https://www.constitutionmythbusters.org/salvation-by-election/ Don’t be fooled by the title.
For more regarding Article 6’s Christian test ban, see Chapter 9 “Article 6: The Supreme Law of the Land” of free online book “Bible Law vs. the United States Constitution: The Christian Perspective” at https://www.bibleversusconstitution.org/BlvcOnline/biblelaw-constitutionalism-pt9.html