Warning from a Republican State Attorney General: America is Two Votes Away From Federalized Elections

Wonderful!  Not a moment too soon!    

Thanks to Missouri's Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt, Democrats now have two more reasons to motivate their base to turn out and cast ballots in the midterm elections, along with the gift of the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision.  Schmitt made an appearance on some extremist right wing program acting like a snowflake, whining about the possibility that two more Democratic senators might mean that Congress will federalize elections and pack the Supreme Court.  

I'm checking my calendar now, to find additional time to help the DNC make calls to get voters to the polls in November in those states where we can pick up a senate seat.  The more, the better.  Two would be great, but four or five would be a lot better and increase the chances of getting even more reforms that have been necessary for a long time.  Thank you, Eric, for pointing this out.  I hereby pronounce you as an official, genuine, Trumpie, Republican snowflake!  

Federal elections should have been placed under control of the federal government when the Constitution was ratified.  The hodge-podge of ridiculous, pernicious, convoluted election systems in the states is an embarrassment to American democracy and makes us look like a third world country.  It's long, long past the time when a real federal election commission with authority to draw congressional district lines and run congressional elections was created by Congress, leaving state legislatures and elected officials powerless to affect the outcome of federal elections, especially the Presidential election.  

Pack the court?  When can we get started on that?  I'm all for it and I think the mood has shifted enough since this current court has demonstrated a lack of integrity and a strong, partisan spirit, to make this a genuine vote-getter for Democrats.

It's too bad the possibility really doesn't exist to get to two-thirds of the senate, so we could add abolishing the electoral college to the list, and impeaching six Supreme Court justices instead of having to pack the court, but I'll settle for giving Biden five more vacancies to fill.  Is it possible to confirm all five of them at one time, instead of having to go through all that hearing nonsense and listen to all the Republican whine?   

Until congressional and presidential elections are under control of the federal government, states will be able to manipulate everything from how ballots are cast to how they are counted.  I understand the history behind the decisions that were made at the time, but we are way past that time now, and every vote of every American needs to count equally.  I also understand why elections free and unhindered by government apparatus, and controlled by the federal government are feared by Republicans who have had major difficulty winning them at that level over the past decade.  

Packing the court has been something I've favored since the Clinton administration.  The current court, which has been far more involved in partisan politics than any other, needs a lesson in its original constitutional purpose.  

So, Eric, today I will make a contribution to the DNC's midterm election campaign fund in honor of you, and I will dedicate an extra four hours of making phone calls to Wisconsin voters on behalf of Mandela Barnes as a way of thanking you for this reminder.