Can the federal government force gun registration? How about state voter information registration?

[Lakhota]

State officials are refusing to disclose data the commission wants, sometimes pointing to their own laws.

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s commission on election integrity is facing significant hurdles, as multiple state election officials have said they will not comply with the panel’s request this week for specific, sensitive voter information.

Even some Republican officials have said that they may be opposed to or prohibited from releasing such information or that they’re otherwise willing to do only the bare minimum in satisfying the Trump commission’s demands.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), the commission’s vice chair who signed the letter sent to the states on Wednesday, told the Kansas City Star that his state would not release the last four digits of voters’ Social Security numbers because that information is not publicly available.

The requested information includes the “full first and last names of all registrants, middle names or initials if available, addresses, dates of birth, political party (if recorded in your state), last four digits of social security number if available, voter history (elections voted in) from 2006 onward, active/inactive status, cancelled status, information regarding any felony convictions, information regarding voter registration in another state, information regarding military status, and overseas citizen information.”

Critics are fearful that sensitive private data could become public if given to the commission and that investigators will use that information to create an inaccurate picture of voter fraud ― a relatively rare phenomenon in the U.S.

More: Trump's Election Investigation Is Already Facing Trouble | HuffPost

Does anyone believe Trump is asking for this information for honorable reasons? Anyone who is against a federal gun registry should also be against a federal voter registry of personal information. I thought Trump and his base were all about "smaller" government. Should the federal government be allowed to force states to provide this information? Just imagine if President Obama had requested such information.

Federal gun registration? Federal voter registration? What's the diff?​

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

State officials are refusing to disclose data the commission wants, sometimes pointing to their own laws.

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s commission on election integrity is facing significant hurdles, as multiple state election officials have said they will not comply with the panel’s request this week for specific, sensitive voter information.

Even some Republican officials have said that they may be opposed to or prohibited from releasing such information or that they’re otherwise willing to do only the bare minimum in satisfying the Trump commission’s demands.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), the commission’s vice chair who signed the letter sent to the states on Wednesday, told the Kansas City Star that his state would not release the last four digits of voters’ Social Security numbers because that information is not publicly available.

The requested information includes the “full first and last names of all registrants, middle names or initials if available, addresses, dates of birth, political party (if recorded in your state), last four digits of social security number if available, voter history (elections voted in) from 2006 onward, active/inactive status, cancelled status, information regarding any felony convictions, information regarding voter registration in another state, information regarding military status, and overseas citizen information.”

Critics are fearful that sensitive private data could become public if given to the commission and that investigators will use that information to create an inaccurate picture of voter fraud ― a relatively rare phenomenon in the U.S.

More: Trump's Election Investigation Is Already Facing Trouble | HuffPost

Does anyone believe Trump is asking for this information for honorable reasons? Anyone who is against a federal gun registry should also be against a federal voter registry of personal information. I thought Trump and his base were all about "smaller" government. Should the federal government be allowed to force states to provide this information? Just imagine if President Obama had requested such information.

There is a constitutional right to bear arms.

There is no constitutional right to vote.

 

[Lakhota]

State officials are refusing to disclose data the commission wants, sometimes pointing to their own laws.

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s commission on election integrity is facing significant hurdles, as multiple state election officials have said they will not comply with the panel’s request this week for specific, sensitive voter information.

Even some Republican officials have said that they may be opposed to or prohibited from releasing such information or that they’re otherwise willing to do only the bare minimum in satisfying the Trump commission’s demands.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), the commission’s vice chair who signed the letter sent to the states on Wednesday, told the Kansas City Star that his state would not release the last four digits of voters’ Social Security numbers because that information is not publicly available.

The requested information includes the “full first and last names of all registrants, middle names or initials if available, addresses, dates of birth, political party (if recorded in your state), last four digits of social security number if available, voter history (elections voted in) from 2006 onward, active/inactive status, cancelled status, information regarding any felony convictions, information regarding voter registration in another state, information regarding military status, and overseas citizen information.”

Critics are fearful that sensitive private data could become public if given to the commission and that investigators will use that information to create an inaccurate picture of voter fraud ― a relatively rare phenomenon in the U.S.

More: Trump's Election Investigation Is Already Facing Trouble | HuffPost

Does anyone believe Trump is asking for this information for honorable reasons? Anyone who is against a federal gun registry should also be against a federal voter registry of personal information. I thought Trump and his base were all about "smaller" government. Should the federal government be allowed to force states to provide this information? Just imagine if President Obama had requested such information.

There is a constitutional right to bear arms.

There is no constitutional right to vote.

Really? I beg to differ. BTW, the antiquated 2nd Amendment is confusing and only applies to arms of the time it was written.

As Professor Epps makes clear, not only is there a right to vote in the Constitution, but it’s the single right that appears most often in the Constitution’s text – five times in all. In fact, four separate Amendments – the 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th – even use the same powerful language to protect it:

“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged . . . .”​

Yes, There Is A Right To Vote In The Constitution

 

[Harry Dresden]

State officials are refusing to disclose data the commission wants, sometimes pointing to their own laws.

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s commission on election integrity is facing significant hurdles, as multiple state election officials have said they will not comply with the panel’s request this week for specific, sensitive voter information.

Even some Republican officials have said that they may be opposed to or prohibited from releasing such information or that they’re otherwise willing to do only the bare minimum in satisfying the Trump commission’s demands.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), the commission’s vice chair who signed the letter sent to the states on Wednesday, told the Kansas City Star that his state would not release the last four digits of voters’ Social Security numbers because that information is not publicly available.

The requested information includes the “full first and last names of all registrants, middle names or initials if available, addresses, dates of birth, political party (if recorded in your state), last four digits of social security number if available, voter history (elections voted in) from 2006 onward, active/inactive status, cancelled status, information regarding any felony convictions, information regarding voter registration in another state, information regarding military status, and overseas citizen information.”

Critics are fearful that sensitive private data could become public if given to the commission and that investigators will use that information to create an inaccurate picture of voter fraud ― a relatively rare phenomenon in the U.S.

More: Trump's Election Investigation Is Already Facing Trouble | HuffPost

Does anyone believe Trump is asking for this information for honorable reasons? Anyone who is against a federal gun registry should also be against a federal voter registry of personal information. I thought Trump and his base were all about "smaller" government. Should the federal government be allowed to force states to provide this information? Just imagine if President Obama had requested such information.

There is a constitutional right to bear arms.

There is no constitutional right to vote.

Really? I beg to differ. BTW, the antiquated 2nd Amendment is confusing and only applies to arms of the time it was written.

As Professor Epps makes clear, not only is there a right to vote in the Constitution, but it’s the single right that appears most often in the Constitution’s text – five times in all. In fact, four separate Amendments – the 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th – even use the same powerful language to protect it:

“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged . . . .”​

Yes, There Is A Right To Vote In The Constitution

only applies to arms of the time it was written.
no shit?.....you mean they didnt consider automatic weapons?....

 

[Lakhota]

Why would Republicans want bigger government and federal registration of their personal state voter information? And - why would the Trump Administration want this voter information?

 

[Rustic]

State officials are refusing to disclose data the commission wants, sometimes pointing to their own laws.

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s commission on election integrity is facing significant hurdles, as multiple state election officials have said they will not comply with the panel’s request this week for specific, sensitive voter information.

Even some Republican officials have said that they may be opposed to or prohibited from releasing such information or that they’re otherwise willing to do only the bare minimum in satisfying the Trump commission’s demands.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), the commission’s vice chair who signed the letter sent to the states on Wednesday, told the Kansas City Star that his state would not release the last four digits of voters’ Social Security numbers because that information is not publicly available.

The requested information includes the “full first and last names of all registrants, middle names or initials if available, addresses, dates of birth, political party (if recorded in your state), last four digits of social security number if available, voter history (elections voted in) from 2006 onward, active/inactive status, cancelled status, information regarding any felony convictions, information regarding voter registration in another state, information regarding military status, and overseas citizen information.”

Critics are fearful that sensitive private data could become public if given to the commission and that investigators will use that information to create an inaccurate picture of voter fraud ― a relatively rare phenomenon in the U.S.

More: Trump's Election Investigation Is Already Facing Trouble | HuffPost

Does anyone believe Trump is asking for this information for honorable reasons? Anyone who is against a federal gun registry should also be against a federal voter registry of personal information. I thought Trump and his base were all about "smaller" government. Should the federal government be allowed to force states to provide this information? Just imagine if President Obama had requested such information.

There is a constitutional right to bear arms.

There is no constitutional right to vote.

Really? I beg to differ. BTW, the antiquated 2nd Amendment is confusing and only applies to arms of the time it was written.

As Professor Epps makes clear, not only is there a right to vote in the Constitution, but it’s the single right that appears most often in the Constitution’s text – five times in all. In fact, four separate Amendments – the 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th – even use the same powerful language to protect it:

“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged . . . .”​

Yes, There Is A Right To Vote In The Constitution

only applies to arms of the time it was written.
no shit?.....you mean they didnt consider automatic weapons?....

It makes no difference, you stupid ass motherfucker don't even know the difference between military grade weapons and sporting rifles…

 

[Harry Dresden]

State officials are refusing to disclose data the commission wants, sometimes pointing to their own laws.

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s commission on election integrity is facing significant hurdles, as multiple state election officials have said they will not comply with the panel’s request this week for specific, sensitive voter information.

Even some Republican officials have said that they may be opposed to or prohibited from releasing such information or that they’re otherwise willing to do only the bare minimum in satisfying the Trump commission’s demands.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), the commission’s vice chair who signed the letter sent to the states on Wednesday, told the Kansas City Star that his state would not release the last four digits of voters’ Social Security numbers because that information is not publicly available.

The requested information includes the “full first and last names of all registrants, middle names or initials if available, addresses, dates of birth, political party (if recorded in your state), last four digits of social security number if available, voter history (elections voted in) from 2006 onward, active/inactive status, cancelled status, information regarding any felony convictions, information regarding voter registration in another state, information regarding military status, and overseas citizen information.”

Critics are fearful that sensitive private data could become public if given to the commission and that investigators will use that information to create an inaccurate picture of voter fraud ― a relatively rare phenomenon in the U.S.

More: Trump's Election Investigation Is Already Facing Trouble | HuffPost

Does anyone believe Trump is asking for this information for honorable reasons? Anyone who is against a federal gun registry should also be against a federal voter registry of personal information. I thought Trump and his base were all about "smaller" government. Should the federal government be allowed to force states to provide this information? Just imagine if President Obama had requested such information.

There is a constitutional right to bear arms.

There is no constitutional right to vote.

Really? I beg to differ. BTW, the antiquated 2nd Amendment is confusing and only applies to arms of the time it was written.

As Professor Epps makes clear, not only is there a right to vote in the Constitution, but it’s the single right that appears most often in the Constitution’s text – five times in all. In fact, four separate Amendments – the 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th – even use the same powerful language to protect it:

“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged . . . .”​

Yes, There Is A Right To Vote In The Constitution

only applies to arms of the time it was written.
no shit?.....you mean they didnt consider automatic weapons?....

It makes no difference, you stupid ass motherfucker don't even know the difference between military grade weapons and sporting rifles…

i dont?.....you sure about that?....

 

[Rustic]

State officials are refusing to disclose data the commission wants, sometimes pointing to their own laws.

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s commission on election integrity is facing significant hurdles, as multiple state election officials have said they will not comply with the panel’s request this week for specific, sensitive voter information.

Even some Republican officials have said that they may be opposed to or prohibited from releasing such information or that they’re otherwise willing to do only the bare minimum in satisfying the Trump commission’s demands.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), the commission’s vice chair who signed the letter sent to the states on Wednesday, told the Kansas City Star that his state would not release the last four digits of voters’ Social Security numbers because that information is not publicly available.

The requested information includes the “full first and last names of all registrants, middle names or initials if available, addresses, dates of birth, political party (if recorded in your state), last four digits of social security number if available, voter history (elections voted in) from 2006 onward, active/inactive status, cancelled status, information regarding any felony convictions, information regarding voter registration in another state, information regarding military status, and overseas citizen information.”

Critics are fearful that sensitive private data could become public if given to the commission and that investigators will use that information to create an inaccurate picture of voter fraud ― a relatively rare phenomenon in the U.S.

More: Trump's Election Investigation Is Already Facing Trouble | HuffPost

Does anyone believe Trump is asking for this information for honorable reasons? Anyone who is against a federal gun registry should also be against a federal voter registry of personal information. I thought Trump and his base were all about "smaller" government. Should the federal government be allowed to force states to provide this information? Just imagine if President Obama had requested such information.

There is a constitutional right to bear arms.

There is no constitutional right to vote.

Really? I beg to differ. BTW, the antiquated 2nd Amendment is confusing and only applies to arms of the time it was written.

As Professor Epps makes clear, not only is there a right to vote in the Constitution, but it’s the single right that appears most often in the Constitution’s text – five times in all. In fact, four separate Amendments – the 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th – even use the same powerful language to protect it:

“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged . . . .”​

Yes, There Is A Right To Vote In The Constitution

only applies to arms of the time it was written.
no shit?.....you mean they didnt consider automatic weapons?....

It makes no difference, you stupid ass motherfucker don't even know the difference between military grade weapons and sporting rifles…

i dont?.....you sure about that?....

 

[Lakhota]

Federal gun registration? Federal voter registration? What's the diff?

 

[danielpalos]

State officials are refusing to disclose data the commission wants, sometimes pointing to their own laws.

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s commission on election integrity is facing significant hurdles, as multiple state election officials have said they will not comply with the panel’s request this week for specific, sensitive voter information.

Even some Republican officials have said that they may be opposed to or prohibited from releasing such information or that they’re otherwise willing to do only the bare minimum in satisfying the Trump commission’s demands.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), the commission’s vice chair who signed the letter sent to the states on Wednesday, told the Kansas City Star that his state would not release the last four digits of voters’ Social Security numbers because that information is not publicly available.

The requested information includes the “full first and last names of all registrants, middle names or initials if available, addresses, dates of birth, political party (if recorded in your state), last four digits of social security number if available, voter history (elections voted in) from 2006 onward, active/inactive status, cancelled status, information regarding any felony convictions, information regarding voter registration in another state, information regarding military status, and overseas citizen information.”

Critics are fearful that sensitive private data could become public if given to the commission and that investigators will use that information to create an inaccurate picture of voter fraud ― a relatively rare phenomenon in the U.S.

More: Trump's Election Investigation Is Already Facing Trouble | HuffPost

Does anyone believe Trump is asking for this information for honorable reasons? Anyone who is against a federal gun registry should also be against a federal voter registry of personal information. I thought Trump and his base were all about "smaller" government. Should the federal government be allowed to force states to provide this information? Just imagine if President Obama had requested such information.

Federal gun registration? Federal voter registration? What's the diff?​

Why does the right wing complain about gun registration if they are for, voter registration?

 

[Lakhota]

State officials are refusing to disclose data the commission wants, sometimes pointing to their own laws.

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s commission on election integrity is facing significant hurdles, as multiple state election officials have said they will not comply with the panel’s request this week for specific, sensitive voter information.

Even some Republican officials have said that they may be opposed to or prohibited from releasing such information or that they’re otherwise willing to do only the bare minimum in satisfying the Trump commission’s demands.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), the commission’s vice chair who signed the letter sent to the states on Wednesday, told the Kansas City Star that his state would not release the last four digits of voters’ Social Security numbers because that information is not publicly available.

The requested information includes the “full first and last names of all registrants, middle names or initials if available, addresses, dates of birth, political party (if recorded in your state), last four digits of social security number if available, voter history (elections voted in) from 2006 onward, active/inactive status, cancelled status, information regarding any felony convictions, information regarding voter registration in another state, information regarding military status, and overseas citizen information.”

Critics are fearful that sensitive private data could become public if given to the commission and that investigators will use that information to create an inaccurate picture of voter fraud ― a relatively rare phenomenon in the U.S.

More: Trump's Election Investigation Is Already Facing Trouble | HuffPost

Does anyone believe Trump is asking for this information for honorable reasons? Anyone who is against a federal gun registry should also be against a federal voter registry of personal information. I thought Trump and his base were all about "smaller" government. Should the federal government be allowed to force states to provide this information? Just imagine if President Obama had requested such information.

Federal gun registration? Federal voter registration? What's the diff?​

Why does the right wing complain about gun registration if they are for, voter registration?

I agree - especially FEDERAL voter registration. Which would be used for nefarious purposes - including voter suppression.

 

[2aguy]

State officials are refusing to disclose data the commission wants, sometimes pointing to their own laws.

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s commission on election integrity is facing significant hurdles, as multiple state election officials have said they will not comply with the panel’s request this week for specific, sensitive voter information.

Even some Republican officials have said that they may be opposed to or prohibited from releasing such information or that they’re otherwise willing to do only the bare minimum in satisfying the Trump commission’s demands.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), the commission’s vice chair who signed the letter sent to the states on Wednesday, told the Kansas City Star that his state would not release the last four digits of voters’ Social Security numbers because that information is not publicly available.

The requested information includes the “full first and last names of all registrants, middle names or initials if available, addresses, dates of birth, political party (if recorded in your state), last four digits of social security number if available, voter history (elections voted in) from 2006 onward, active/inactive status, cancelled status, information regarding any felony convictions, information regarding voter registration in another state, information regarding military status, and overseas citizen information.”

Critics are fearful that sensitive private data could become public if given to the commission and that investigators will use that information to create an inaccurate picture of voter fraud ― a relatively rare phenomenon in the U.S.

More: Trump's Election Investigation Is Already Facing Trouble | HuffPost

Does anyone believe Trump is asking for this information for honorable reasons? Anyone who is against a federal gun registry should also be against a federal voter registry of personal information. I thought Trump and his base were all about "smaller" government. Should the federal government be allowed to force states to provide this information? Just imagine if President Obama had requested such information.

Federal gun registration? Federal voter registration? What's the diff?​

Gun Registration goes against the 14th Amendment....according to the Haynes v. United States Supreme Court ruling, criminals do not have to register their illegal guns...that would mean only law abiding people would be legally required to register their guns........I know you don't see the problem with this, but normal people do....

And no one is going to use voter information to take away the Right to vote.....we have example after example of governments registering guns and then banning and confiscating them......Germany, Britain, Australia......and various makes and models of guns have been registered, then banned in California and New York....

 

[2aguy]

State officials are refusing to disclose data the commission wants, sometimes pointing to their own laws.

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s commission on election integrity is facing significant hurdles, as multiple state election officials have said they will not comply with the panel’s request this week for specific, sensitive voter information.

Even some Republican officials have said that they may be opposed to or prohibited from releasing such information or that they’re otherwise willing to do only the bare minimum in satisfying the Trump commission’s demands.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), the commission’s vice chair who signed the letter sent to the states on Wednesday, told the Kansas City Star that his state would not release the last four digits of voters’ Social Security numbers because that information is not publicly available.

The requested information includes the “full first and last names of all registrants, middle names or initials if available, addresses, dates of birth, political party (if recorded in your state), last four digits of social security number if available, voter history (elections voted in) from 2006 onward, active/inactive status, cancelled status, information regarding any felony convictions, information regarding voter registration in another state, information regarding military status, and overseas citizen information.”

Critics are fearful that sensitive private data could become public if given to the commission and that investigators will use that information to create an inaccurate picture of voter fraud ― a relatively rare phenomenon in the U.S.

More: Trump's Election Investigation Is Already Facing Trouble | HuffPost

Does anyone believe Trump is asking for this information for honorable reasons? Anyone who is against a federal gun registry should also be against a federal voter registry of personal information. I thought Trump and his base were all about "smaller" government. Should the federal government be allowed to force states to provide this information? Just imagine if President Obama had requested such information.

There is a constitutional right to bear arms.

There is no constitutional right to vote.

Really? I beg to differ. BTW, the antiquated 2nd Amendment is confusing and only applies to arms of the time it was written.

As Professor Epps makes clear, not only is there a right to vote in the Constitution, but it’s the single right that appears most often in the Constitution’s text – five times in all. In fact, four separate Amendments – the 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th – even use the same powerful language to protect it:

“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged . . . .”​

Yes, There Is A Right To Vote In The Constitution

You need to read District of Columbia v. Heller....

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/07pdf/07-290.pdf


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Some have made the argument, bordering on the frivolous, that only those arms in existence in the 18th century are protected by the Second Amendment.

We do not interpret constitutional rights that way. Just as the First Amendment protects modern forms of communications, e.g., Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 521 U. S. 844, 849 (1997), and the Fourth Amendment applies to modern forms of search, e.g., Kyllo v. United States, 533 U. S. 27, 35–36 (2001), the Second Amendment extends, prima facie, to all instruments that constitute bearable arms, even those that were not in existence at the time of the founding.

 

[Lakhota]

State officials are refusing to disclose data the commission wants, sometimes pointing to their own laws.

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s commission on election integrity is facing significant hurdles, as multiple state election officials have said they will not comply with the panel’s request this week for specific, sensitive voter information.

Even some Republican officials have said that they may be opposed to or prohibited from releasing such information or that they’re otherwise willing to do only the bare minimum in satisfying the Trump commission’s demands.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), the commission’s vice chair who signed the letter sent to the states on Wednesday, told the Kansas City Star that his state would not release the last four digits of voters’ Social Security numbers because that information is not publicly available.

The requested information includes the “full first and last names of all registrants, middle names or initials if available, addresses, dates of birth, political party (if recorded in your state), last four digits of social security number if available, voter history (elections voted in) from 2006 onward, active/inactive status, cancelled status, information regarding any felony convictions, information regarding voter registration in another state, information regarding military status, and overseas citizen information.”

Critics are fearful that sensitive private data could become public if given to the commission and that investigators will use that information to create an inaccurate picture of voter fraud ― a relatively rare phenomenon in the U.S.

More: Trump's Election Investigation Is Already Facing Trouble | HuffPost

Does anyone believe Trump is asking for this information for honorable reasons? Anyone who is against a federal gun registry should also be against a federal voter registry of personal information. I thought Trump and his base were all about "smaller" government. Should the federal government be allowed to force states to provide this information? Just imagine if President Obama had requested such information.

Federal gun registration? Federal voter registration? What's the diff?​

Gun Registration goes against the 14th Amendment....according to the Haynes v. United States Supreme Court ruling, criminals do not have to register their illegal guns...that would mean only law abiding people would be legally required to register their guns........I know you don't see the problem with this, but normal people do....

And no one is going to use voter information to take away the Right to vote.....we have example after example of governments registering guns and then banning and confiscating them......Germany, Britain, Australia......and various makes and models of guns have been registered, then banned in California and New York....

What evidence do you have that the federal government won't misuse personal state voter information? Should states be required to surrender such information to the feds?

 

[2aguy]

State officials are refusing to disclose data the commission wants, sometimes pointing to their own laws.

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s commission on election integrity is facing significant hurdles, as multiple state election officials have said they will not comply with the panel’s request this week for specific, sensitive voter information.

Even some Republican officials have said that they may be opposed to or prohibited from releasing such information or that they’re otherwise willing to do only the bare minimum in satisfying the Trump commission’s demands.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), the commission’s vice chair who signed the letter sent to the states on Wednesday, told the Kansas City Star that his state would not release the last four digits of voters’ Social Security numbers because that information is not publicly available.

The requested information includes the “full first and last names of all registrants, middle names or initials if available, addresses, dates of birth, political party (if recorded in your state), last four digits of social security number if available, voter history (elections voted in) from 2006 onward, active/inactive status, cancelled status, information regarding any felony convictions, information regarding voter registration in another state, information regarding military status, and overseas citizen information.”

Critics are fearful that sensitive private data could become public if given to the commission and that investigators will use that information to create an inaccurate picture of voter fraud ― a relatively rare phenomenon in the U.S.

More: Trump's Election Investigation Is Already Facing Trouble | HuffPost

Does anyone believe Trump is asking for this information for honorable reasons? Anyone who is against a federal gun registry should also be against a federal voter registry of personal information. I thought Trump and his base were all about "smaller" government. Should the federal government be allowed to force states to provide this information? Just imagine if President Obama had requested such information.

Federal gun registration? Federal voter registration? What's the diff?​

Why does the right wing complain about gun registration if they are for, voter registration?

Voter registration is used to keep people from double voting...there is no need to register guns...if you commit a crime with a gun, you can already be arrested....registration does nothing to help this process...

 

[2aguy]

State officials are refusing to disclose data the commission wants, sometimes pointing to their own laws.

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s commission on election integrity is facing significant hurdles, as multiple state election officials have said they will not comply with the panel’s request this week for specific, sensitive voter information.

Even some Republican officials have said that they may be opposed to or prohibited from releasing such information or that they’re otherwise willing to do only the bare minimum in satisfying the Trump commission’s demands.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), the commission’s vice chair who signed the letter sent to the states on Wednesday, told the Kansas City Star that his state would not release the last four digits of voters’ Social Security numbers because that information is not publicly available.

The requested information includes the “full first and last names of all registrants, middle names or initials if available, addresses, dates of birth, political party (if recorded in your state), last four digits of social security number if available, voter history (elections voted in) from 2006 onward, active/inactive status, cancelled status, information regarding any felony convictions, information regarding voter registration in another state, information regarding military status, and overseas citizen information.”

Critics are fearful that sensitive private data could become public if given to the commission and that investigators will use that information to create an inaccurate picture of voter fraud ― a relatively rare phenomenon in the U.S.

More: Trump's Election Investigation Is Already Facing Trouble | HuffPost

Does anyone believe Trump is asking for this information for honorable reasons? Anyone who is against a federal gun registry should also be against a federal voter registry of personal information. I thought Trump and his base were all about "smaller" government. Should the federal government be allowed to force states to provide this information? Just imagine if President Obama had requested such information.

Federal gun registration? Federal voter registration? What's the diff?​

Gun Registration goes against the 14th Amendment....according to the Haynes v. United States Supreme Court ruling, criminals do not have to register their illegal guns...that would mean only law abiding people would be legally required to register their guns........I know you don't see the problem with this, but normal people do....

And no one is going to use voter information to take away the Right to vote.....we have example after example of governments registering guns and then banning and confiscating them......Germany, Britain, Australia......and various makes and models of guns have been registered, then banned in California and New York....

What evidence do you have that the federal government won't misuse personal state voter information?

The democrats already do........that is double the reason not to register guns...the Germans registered guns in the 1920s...in the late 1930s the socialists used those registration lists to disarm Jews and their political enemies..then marched them into gas chambers...

 

[2aguy]

State officials are refusing to disclose data the commission wants, sometimes pointing to their own laws.

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s commission on election integrity is facing significant hurdles, as multiple state election officials have said they will not comply with the panel’s request this week for specific, sensitive voter information.

Even some Republican officials have said that they may be opposed to or prohibited from releasing such information or that they’re otherwise willing to do only the bare minimum in satisfying the Trump commission’s demands.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), the commission’s vice chair who signed the letter sent to the states on Wednesday, told the Kansas City Star that his state would not release the last four digits of voters’ Social Security numbers because that information is not publicly available.

The requested information includes the “full first and last names of all registrants, middle names or initials if available, addresses, dates of birth, political party (if recorded in your state), last four digits of social security number if available, voter history (elections voted in) from 2006 onward, active/inactive status, cancelled status, information regarding any felony convictions, information regarding voter registration in another state, information regarding military status, and overseas citizen information.”

Critics are fearful that sensitive private data could become public if given to the commission and that investigators will use that information to create an inaccurate picture of voter fraud ― a relatively rare phenomenon in the U.S.

More: Trump's Election Investigation Is Already Facing Trouble | HuffPost

Does anyone believe Trump is asking for this information for honorable reasons? Anyone who is against a federal gun registry should also be against a federal voter registry of personal information. I thought Trump and his base were all about "smaller" government. Should the federal government be allowed to force states to provide this information? Just imagine if President Obama had requested such information.

Federal gun registration? Federal voter registration? What's the diff?​

Why does the right wing complain about gun registration if they are for, voter registration?

I agree - especially FEDERAL voter registration. Which would be used for nefarious purposes - including voter suppression.

Voter registration protects the vote...by making sure you can't vote in two different locations.....

 

[Lakhota]

State officials are refusing to disclose data the commission wants, sometimes pointing to their own laws.

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s commission on election integrity is facing significant hurdles, as multiple state election officials have said they will not comply with the panel’s request this week for specific, sensitive voter information.

Even some Republican officials have said that they may be opposed to or prohibited from releasing such information or that they’re otherwise willing to do only the bare minimum in satisfying the Trump commission’s demands.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), the commission’s vice chair who signed the letter sent to the states on Wednesday, told the Kansas City Star that his state would not release the last four digits of voters’ Social Security numbers because that information is not publicly available.

The requested information includes the “full first and last names of all registrants, middle names or initials if available, addresses, dates of birth, political party (if recorded in your state), last four digits of social security number if available, voter history (elections voted in) from 2006 onward, active/inactive status, cancelled status, information regarding any felony convictions, information regarding voter registration in another state, information regarding military status, and overseas citizen information.”

Critics are fearful that sensitive private data could become public if given to the commission and that investigators will use that information to create an inaccurate picture of voter fraud ― a relatively rare phenomenon in the U.S.

More: Trump's Election Investigation Is Already Facing Trouble | HuffPost

Does anyone believe Trump is asking for this information for honorable reasons? Anyone who is against a federal gun registry should also be against a federal voter registry of personal information. I thought Trump and his base were all about "smaller" government. Should the federal government be allowed to force states to provide this information? Just imagine if President Obama had requested such information.

Federal gun registration? Federal voter registration? What's the diff?​

Why does the right wing complain about gun registration if they are for, voter registration?

I agree - especially FEDERAL voter registration. Which would be used for nefarious purposes - including voter suppression.

Voter registration protects the vote...by making sure you can't vote in two different locations.....

So, you don't mind Big Government requiring your state to give them your personal voting information?

From the OP:

The requested information includes the “full first and last names of all registrants, middle names or initials if available, addresses, dates of birth, political party (if recorded in your state), last four digits of social security number if available, voter history (elections voted in) from 2006 onward, active/inactive status, cancelled status, information regarding any felony convictions, information regarding voter registration in another state, information regarding military status, and overseas citizen information.”

 

[2aguy]

State officials are refusing to disclose data the commission wants, sometimes pointing to their own laws.

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s commission on election integrity is facing significant hurdles, as multiple state election officials have said they will not comply with the panel’s request this week for specific, sensitive voter information.

Even some Republican officials have said that they may be opposed to or prohibited from releasing such information or that they’re otherwise willing to do only the bare minimum in satisfying the Trump commission’s demands.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), the commission’s vice chair who signed the letter sent to the states on Wednesday, told the Kansas City Star that his state would not release the last four digits of voters’ Social Security numbers because that information is not publicly available.

The requested information includes the “full first and last names of all registrants, middle names or initials if available, addresses, dates of birth, political party (if recorded in your state), last four digits of social security number if available, voter history (elections voted in) from 2006 onward, active/inactive status, cancelled status, information regarding any felony convictions, information regarding voter registration in another state, information regarding military status, and overseas citizen information.”

Critics are fearful that sensitive private data could become public if given to the commission and that investigators will use that information to create an inaccurate picture of voter fraud ― a relatively rare phenomenon in the U.S.

More: Trump's Election Investigation Is Already Facing Trouble | HuffPost

Does anyone believe Trump is asking for this information for honorable reasons? Anyone who is against a federal gun registry should also be against a federal voter registry of personal information. I thought Trump and his base were all about "smaller" government. Should the federal government be allowed to force states to provide this information? Just imagine if President Obama had requested such information.

Federal gun registration? Federal voter registration? What's the diff?​

Why does the right wing complain about gun registration if they are for, voter registration?

I agree - especially FEDERAL voter registration. Which would be used for nefarious purposes - including voter suppression.

Voter registration protects the vote...by making sure you can't vote in two different locations.....

So, you don't mind Big Government requiring your state to give them your personal voting information?

From the OP:

The requested information includes the “full first and last names of all registrants, middle names or initials if available, addresses, dates of birth, political party (if recorded in your state), last four digits of social security number if available, voter history (elections voted in) from 2006 onward, active/inactive status, cancelled status, information regarding any felony convictions, information regarding voter registration in another state, information regarding military status, and overseas citizen information.”

It is an official investigation into criminal activity numb nuts....they aren't just handing it out to anyone....and when you are investigating the democrats committing crimes, you need to gather information....And guess what....if someone uses a gun..they are going to find out who owned that gun....and who sold it..without having to register it.....

So you are saying you don't want guns registered...that is good to know......

 

[Lakhota]

State officials are refusing to disclose data the commission wants, sometimes pointing to their own laws.

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s commission on election integrity is facing significant hurdles, as multiple state election officials have said they will not comply with the panel’s request this week for specific, sensitive voter information.

Even some Republican officials have said that they may be opposed to or prohibited from releasing such information or that they’re otherwise willing to do only the bare minimum in satisfying the Trump commission’s demands.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), the commission’s vice chair who signed the letter sent to the states on Wednesday, told the Kansas City Star that his state would not release the last four digits of voters’ Social Security numbers because that information is not publicly available.

The requested information includes the “full first and last names of all registrants, middle names or initials if available, addresses, dates of birth, political party (if recorded in your state), last four digits of social security number if available, voter history (elections voted in) from 2006 onward, active/inactive status, cancelled status, information regarding any felony convictions, information regarding voter registration in another state, information regarding military status, and overseas citizen information.”

Critics are fearful that sensitive private data could become public if given to the commission and that investigators will use that information to create an inaccurate picture of voter fraud ― a relatively rare phenomenon in the U.S.

More: Trump's Election Investigation Is Already Facing Trouble | HuffPost

Does anyone believe Trump is asking for this information for honorable reasons? Anyone who is against a federal gun registry should also be against a federal voter registry of personal information. I thought Trump and his base were all about "smaller" government. Should the federal government be allowed to force states to provide this information? Just imagine if President Obama had requested such information.

Federal gun registration? Federal voter registration? What's the diff?​

Why does the right wing complain about gun registration if they are for, voter registration?

I agree - especially FEDERAL voter registration. Which would be used for nefarious purposes - including voter suppression.

Voter registration protects the vote...by making sure you can't vote in two different locations.....

So, you don't mind Big Government requiring your state to give them your personal voting information?

From the OP:

The requested information includes the “full first and last names of all registrants, middle names or initials if available, addresses, dates of birth, political party (if recorded in your state), last four digits of social security number if available, voter history (elections voted in) from 2006 onward, active/inactive status, cancelled status, information regarding any felony convictions, information regarding voter registration in another state, information regarding military status, and overseas citizen information.”

It is an official investigation into criminal activity numb nuts....they aren't just handing it out to anyone....and when you are investigating the democrats committing crimes, you need to gather information....And guess what....if someone uses a gun..they are going to find out who owned that gun....and who sold it..without having to register it.....

So you are saying you don't want guns registered...that is good to know......

Why is the Republican Trump Administration the first administration to ask for a federal state voter information registry? Because Hillary thumped his ass in the popular vote? I don't want Trump's mafia to have my personal state voter information.