ACRU Commentary Archives - Page 25 of 33 - Committee to Support and Defend

von Spakovsky: We Shouldn’t Be Promoting Voting by Mail

A polling place under the bipartisan supervision of election officials and the observation of poll watchers has numerous advantages. It helps ensure not only that the ballots are completed by the registered voters and deposited in a locked, sealed ballot box, but also that the voters’ eligibility and identity are verified; that no voters are pressured or coerced to vote a particular way by candidates, party activists, and political guns-for-hire, who are all prohibited from being inside the polling place; and that no ballots get “lost” in the mail or not delivered on time.

By Hans von Spakovsky|2022-12-11T13:12:30-05:00December 11, 2022|ACRU Commentary, Elections, OPED|

Von Spakovsky: Key Part of Constitution in Play as Supreme Court Hears Election Case

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Moore v. Harper, a case that turns on the meaning of a key provision in the Constitution outlining the Framers’ structure for congressional elections.

By Hans von Spakovsky|2022-12-11T13:08:32-05:00December 11, 2022|ACRU Commentary, Elections, OPED, Vote Fraud|

America’s Constitutional Obstacle to Totalitarianism: the Second Amendment

Our Founding Fathers created the Second Amendment in the US Constitution as the obstacle to tyranny.

By Allen West|2022-12-07T09:21:50-05:00December 7, 2022|ACRU Commentary, Colonel's Constitutional Brief, OPED|

The Real Threats to the Republic

When the very people who took an oath to support and defend the Constitution, breach that oath of allegiance, it is a very serious matter that must be addressed.

By ACRU Staff|2022-12-05T11:05:26-05:00December 5, 2022|ACRU Commentary, OPED|

Supreme Court Justices Question Team Biden’s Reckless Border Policy

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by Texas and Louisiana over Biden administration guidelines that severely restricted the Department of Homeland Security’s enforcement of federal immigration law against illegal aliens.

By Hans von Spakovsky|2022-12-02T08:20:41-05:00December 2, 2022|ACRU Commentary, OPED|

The City of No Consequences

We need a House GOP that will be strong, principled, and resolute in holding violators constitutionally accountable.

By Allen West|2022-11-30T13:12:13-05:00November 30, 2022|ACRU Commentary, Colonel's Constitutional Brief, OPED|

Reflections from Rocky Top

Instead of the usual political punditry, I wanted to share my reflections from up here what we Tennessee graduates fondly refer to as "Rocky Top."

By Allen West|2022-11-28T09:19:07-05:00November 28, 2022|ACRU Commentary, OPED|

Maricopa Mulligan

I do not think it is wrong to say the 2022 midterm election in Maricopa County, Arizona must be redone . . . in golf it is called a Mulligan. #MulliganInMaricopa

By Allen West|2022-11-21T15:43:59-05:00November 21, 2022|ACRU Commentary, Colonel's Constitutional Brief, Elections, OPED, Vote Fraud, Voter ID|

Déjà Vu All Over Again

America cannot afford a “deja vu all over again” scenario in which enables the progressive socialist left to ever have the levers of power in Washington, DC.

By Allen West|2022-11-21T10:01:34-05:00November 21, 2022|ACRU Commentary, OPED|

Von Spakovsky: As The Dust Settles From Election Day, A Mixed Victory For Election Integrity Appears

The final results in the Nov. 8 elections heralded several important changes to state election-integrity laws across the country. While some of the initiatives, approved via ballot referendums, will improve the integrity of state elections, others are more invidious, making elections in those states more insecure.

By ACRU Staff|2022-11-19T10:01:32-05:00November 19, 2022|ACRU Commentary, Early Voting, Elections, OPED|