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hey welcome to Crossroads one of the executive orders on the election is now coming to focus again because Republicans are saying that it’s equivalent to what Mark Zuckerberg was doing with Zuck bucks only this one is through Joe Biden it was an executive order that Joe Biden actually passed a few years back but now it’s just again coming back into the scenes because well the elections right around the corner this executive order on the elections is being scrutinized right now and you may have heard of it critics are referring to it is Biden bucks like Zuck bucks right it’s a play on the Zuck bucks word from the 2020 election that was when of course meta Founders uh Mark Zuckerberg had this program where he was funding all these you know get out the vote drives but he was accused of doing it in such a way that would benefit Democrats more so than Republicans and that’s one of the big concerns with what this again all of government program that Biden created is going to do as well now look on paper it’s a vote registration initiative this new one but it’s involvement of a huge number of government agencies in fact over 600 government agencies are involved in this it’s like an all of government program it also has strategic plans that are blocked from public release even if you file a Foy request they will not give them to you and there’s also Partnerships with leftwing organizations in fact analysis has shown that none of them are conservative all of them are left-wing all but one are Democrat the only one not being Democrat is of course green party and there’s accusations that it overrides as well State boundaries on elections because there’s a debate right now over how much the federal government can control the elections in States because under the Constitution the the elections are managed by the states and all of this is of course stacking up to make this program very deeply controversial on the Biden side he’s doing it B based on racial Justice and you know voter access and things like that now this goes back to Biden’s 2021 quote executive order on promoting access to voting now recently a wer Republican officials are saying they’re going to refuse to follow it meaning that even though it’s an executive order some of them might just not cooperate the Federalist said this they said throughout the past several weeks Secretary of State Mack Warner of West Virginia and Michael Watson of Miss Mississippi have warned about the effects of quote unquote Biden bucks and the effects they’re going to have on the 2024 state and local election Administration they say that the infringement upon State’s ability to operate elections free of federal interference prompted Warner to adopt a policy in which his office will quote refuse to accept voter registration forms collected by federal agents and notes that Warner cited Article 1 Section 4 the US Constitution which stipulates that the times places and manner of holding elections for senators and representatives shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof and notes that Watson told the Federalist last week his office will be adopting Warner’s approach as well so this model set forward by Warner of West Virginia is the model being adopted at least elsewhere in one state but important on this as well Congress is now calling for hearings on this they’re rolling up more investigations on this and you’re going to be hearing a lot more about it now what do they have to say on the other side well this is the statement from Secretary of State Andrew Warner in West Virginia first I want to show you as well what Biden is saying but let me show you what the letter says this is the official letter he sent it notes that in March of 2021 President Biden signed executive order 1419 the EO right executive order which they say improperly claims it is the responsibility of the federal government to expand access to and education about voter registration and election information it goes on to require every Federal agency head again like not even joking like 600 of them to design plans related to voter registration ensure access to certain incarcerated individuals in federal custody is actually a very large part focused on getting people in prison who were previously imprisoned or who on parole or who on parole to actually register to vote and it notes that it also designs a ballot tracking system for absentee voters under uocava um a big part of that notably is for military and so when of course uh people serving in the military oftentimes at bases overseas or not in their home state they will send in absentee ballots they’re creating a system to manage and track that as well now notes there is no such responsibility enamored in the US Constitution and the 10th Amendment clearly states that powers not expressly given to the federal government by the Constitution are reserved to the states uh which is true but of course it’s a lot of debate around state rights versus for the expansiveness of the federal government now look it says that after waiting a year for the White House to explain the EO executive orders legality and implementation secretary Warner led a coalition of 14 other secretaries of state and sent a letter to the White House calling on the president to resend his unconstitutional directive and this is what they say on the legal grounds let me show you this then of course I want to show you what the actual executive order says and you can judge for yourself this is how Warner is arguing it on the Constitution he notes that Article 1 Section 4 of the US Constitution again says the times places and manner of holding elections shall be left to the state legislator you notes that West Virginia will emphatically not give up our state’s duty to register voters in a nonpartisan manner to the federal government nor will we accept voter registration forms collected by federal agents White House overtaking of State responsibilities is something we will fight all the way to the Supreme Court they’re saying he notes as well that in addition another constitutional argument he says that section seven of the national voter registration act says sorry the voter registration Act says States not the federal government shall offer voter registration opportunities the White House knows they are prohibited from self- assuming power over the state’s voter registration processes and say that Biden’s EO executive order is federal overreach this executive order is nothing more than another attempt by the White House again they say to take away State’s Powers federalize our election and turn voter registration into a partisan activity of course these are the concern turns you know said voter registration should be in a political service by individual states uh briefly on that one of the technicalities of course from the Biden executive order is that actually it replaces some of the previous um again voter acts uh meaning that they’re actually not technically violating those old acts they’re actually replacing them with this executive order uh the problem they’re having with that is of course it’s an executive order meaning that you know it’s it’s a it’s a decree basically from the president which bypasses the bypasses Congress normally when a law is passed if it’s going to be stable and sturdy it has to make it through the house the Senate and then the president signs it Biden bypassed that process by making this an executive order and based on that actually challenging it will be a lot easier for the states although it does stand technically as law as an executive order because Biden of course signed it uh what you’re going to see now though is the push back because again it’s not stable based on that now the letter that this individual refers to uh Warner from West Virginia it has as well 14 secretaries of State also signed on with it and so again this is not just one state pushing back this is several and actually the number is growing uh these states include Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia idah Indiana Louisiana Mississippi Montana Nebraska Ohio South Dakota Tennessee West Virginia again and Wyoming and so these are the states actively pushing back on the executive order currently uh not a majority of States but again you can expect this to expand especially as investigations go underway because as I mentioned Congress at the federal level right uh they’re also looking to hold hearings on this and so you’re going to be hearing a lot more about this and very likely the headlines are going to be something along the lines of either Biden bucks or Biden tries to federalize the elections that’s the way very likely this is going to be framed and on the other side you’re going to hear it as you know voter access gets challenged by Republicans or they’re going to say that you know anti-discrimination voter Act is you know pushed back by Republicans you you’re going to hear it on those grounds now this August 3rd letter to President Biden was pretty simple and here’s what the Representatives had to say in it again from the states it says that dear President Biden as the chief election officials for our respective States we ask you to resend executive order 14019 they say that our United States Constitution provides again the times places in manner of holding elections for senators and representatives and they say shall be prescribed by each state by the legislature thereof but the Congress they say May at any time make make law many time by law make or alter such regulations except as to the places of choosing Senators briefly on that um what they’re laying out of course is the difference between Federal reach and state reach um of course under the Constitution it is the job of the states to set the time and location and so on around the elections when they hold them and how they do it um technically Biden could argue this executive order doesn’t override that because they’re framing it is more of like a get out the vote initiative it’s a voter registration initiative the other problem though is that changes to election laws again have to be approved by Congress and because this is an executive order it bypassed Congress um although an executive order has it looks similar to legislation because it’s again pushed out in the same manner but by bypassing that process they actually do have a pretty strong case they note in the letter that as the supreme law of the land the Constitution clearly states a state legislature shall emphasis added they said prescribe the way elections are run and that if any adjustments need to be made such adjustments of such adjustments are the province of congress not the Executive Branch the executive branch of course being the Office of the President therefore they say executive order 14019 was issued without constitutional Authority nor congression approval as I mentioned they note that executive order 14019 calls for federal agencies to develop plans that duplicate voter registration efforts conducted at the state level and ignores codified procedures and programs in our constitutions and laws again because you have state constitutions as well not just the Federal Constitution they note that involving federal agencies again more than 600 of them folks involving federal agencies in the registration process will produce duplicate registrations confuse citizens and complicate the jobs of our of our County clerks and election officials and they say that if implemented the executive order would also erode the responsibility and duties of the state legislatures and their situational Duty within the election Clause now it’s a fair point frankly uh it was an executive order again which means it was able to bypass Congress and if you go by the Constitution that’s not quite how it works uh this also represents a law that directly impacts the states which of course means the states may have an easier time challenging it and they are saying they’re going to take it to the Supreme Court um already there’s 14 States strongly on board and again you can expect it to expand especially as Congress at the federal level begins uh doing their investigations which they have just now started but you know is it really unwarranted well let me show you what the actual executive order says because you know it’s fair right this is what the White House passed this was signed by Joe Biden this is the official document they say that the right to vote is the foundation of American democracy free and fair elections that reflect the will of the American people must be protected and defended I don’t think anybody have a problem with that but the details are what’s important right they say but many Americans especially people of color confront significant obstacles to exercising that fundamental right they say these obstacles include difficulties with voter registration lack of in election information and barriers to access at polling places they say that for Generations black vot this is Biden saying it not me he says for Generations black voters and other voters of color have faced discriminatory policies and other obstacles that disproportionately affect their communities these voters remain more likely to face along lines of the polls and are disproportionately burdened by voter identification laws and limited opportunities to vote by mail uh Biden says in the executive order that limited access to language assistance manying people don’t speak English right uh remains a barrier for many voters people with disabilities they say as well continue to face vot barriers at to voting and are denied legally required accommodations in exercising their fundamental rights and the ability to vote privately and independently they note as well that members of our military serving overseas as well as other American citizens living abroad also face challenges to their exercising their fundamental right to vote now further in and stick with me because I’ll go into this further in it states it is the policy of my Administration this is Biden saying it of course to promote and defend the right to vote for all Americans who are legally entitled to participate in elections it is the responsibility of the federal government and this is where you’re going to hear a lot of arguments they say it’s the responsibility of the federal government to expand access to and education about voter registration and election information and to combat they say misinformation what does that mean in order to Biden says enable all eligible Americans to participate in our democracy right now like I won’t go over this whole thing word for word because it’s pretty long but basically let me just kind of explain what it says it lays out the claim that current voter registration systems are discriminatory it claims again right they say that black and so-called you know voters of color are unable to properly access the election systems it alleges that things like lines at the polls you have to wait in line or voter ID laws or other things like this they say these are barriers specifically to black people and whatever people of color are right I assume they just mean not white people but I’d argue that they’re have color too we’re not living in like a you know colorless world and notes that under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and others that the federal government has a quote key role in remedying disenfranchisement and unequal access to the polls and so Biden’s executive order notes that the federal government should partner with State local tribal and territorial election officials meaning this is like a whole of government effort through the Run by the federal government meaning as conservatives are saying that they believe this is a federal takeover of the eltion systems to expand programs to you know quote unquote eliminate discrimination and other barriers to voting and expand access to voter registration and accurate election information um again there’s two sides to this really one of the big ones is a voter registration initiative there’s actually a lot of details to that which could even lead to problems like for example Universal mail and ballots and you know again the federal government’s control of that entire system uh there’s also the issue of what they Define as accurate election information um some of you some people could argue for example that it may be just the time and location of where to vote um you might remember that there were some people making internet memes back in the 2020 or 2016 elections that you know were joking about you know Hillary Clinton and telling people to vote in the in the wrong places one guy actually went to prison for that again they’re like joke memes but again the Democrats have framed that as a type of election a misinformation that may have damaged voter out outt turning right um they want to on one side make sure that people are given the proper information on where to vote and so on the concern with this is that it will also go into narratives and so on right if they claim for example that you know if you talk about uh the Integrity of the 2020 election or The Narrative of January 6 and so on things that do impact uh perceived information over the legitimacy or lack thereof of one candidate or another uh that it may affect your vote the concern is that if they try to regulate that that will be you know again who decides what truth is on that right it’s different from maybe telling you where to vote versus telling you basically how to vote uh so we don’t yet have the details on that but back to the program it basically rolls out a large scale program as well for voter registration and applications for people to vote by mail uh it’s a massive you know vote by mail initiative as well it also has programs for agents the Federal Government Can can assist people in Pro uh completing this process meaning they’ll actually work with individuals and it expands is to includes what it says are quote nonpartisan third-party organizations and this is going to be one of the really really important part because the actual wording of the executive order specifically says nonpartisan third-party organizations they’re Nos and Analysis of these NOS shows that none of them are non are nonpartisan they’re all Democrat in fact all but one is Democrat tied only the only one that’s not is green party suggesting again this is not that case it’s groups like the ACLU and stuff but they want to have them work on programs you know on agency premises working directly with the federal government on this and and it also directs the head of each agency again 600 agencies involved of the federal government to submit a strategic plan they call it on this and in fact those are even blocked from public release to an extent which I’ll get into and as it goes on it also includes systems to ensure that military ballots are tracked and secured and that voter systems for all needed languages are in place there’s voter registration programs for people in prison on probation or who are formly incarcerated and so on right now look on its surface you could you know depending on where you stand it might sound nefarious or not I think if Trump did something like this Republicans May support it if Biden does it they may be wary of it and vice versa right it’s basically a massive system for voter registration and voter Outreach on paper and it gives orders to all 600 federal agencies to be part of this but you know there are problems with this related to how well how we saw similar program on the private Level Playing out during the 2020 elections and other things as well for example like Mark Zuckerberg and the Zuck bucks initiative which this sounds very similar to that said they’ll be talking about this more after a quick word from our sponsor experts agree one of the best ways to 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large-scale voter registration program is launched by the federal government to drive what they say are voter registrations right now look on its surface it doesn’t sound too in depending on which side of the aisle you’re sitting on it’s basically a massive system for voter registration and voter Outreach to go against what they claim was you know election misinformation and uh racial Justice they want to have racial Justice by doing this now it gives orders to all 600 federal agencies to be part of this this is an all of government initiative run by the White House overriding of course to an extent some of the state rights on elections but there are problems with this related again to how we saw similar programs playing out at the private level during the 2020 elections and other things as well for example Zuck bucks uh again Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in his initiative to again do very similar things get out the vote initiatives voter registration and it turned out based on some of the accusations and legal analysis that Zuckerberg’s program was carrying out those initiatives in such a way that it would have given a significant benefit to the Democrats and would not have benefited Republicans as much meaning it had partisan use in the end or at least a partisan effect uh that’s one of the concerns with this Biden initiative now the Heritage Foundation also noted some of these potential issues they did a full report on it back in 20121 and here’s what they had to say they say that it would federalize and micromanage the election process administered by the states imposing unnecessary unwise and unconstitutional mandates on the states and reversing the decentralization of the American election process because basically this federalizes the elections they say this is essential again the decentralized process to the protection of our Liberty and freedom according to Heritage Foundation they note that it would among other things Implement Nationwide the worst changes and election rules that occurred during the 2020 election this institutionalizes some of the problems we saw in the 20 2020 elections and notes said we go even further in eroding and eliminating basic security protocols that states have in place meaning the federal government can override some of the security protocols they claim at the state level and also they say interfere with the ability of states and their citizens to determine the qualifications and eligibility of Voters ensure the accuracy of voter registration roles secure the fairness and integrity of Elections and participate and speak freely in the political process some real concerns there right now of course Heritage Foundation comes from the conservative side of this argument uh they accuse the executive order basically of federalizing and of micromanaging the election process and it’s by controlling the election systems to that extent that it also changes the otherwise again decentralized nature of the American election system which again gives a lot of power to the states it could be argued the program is in place to remedy some of the concerns from the 2020 elections to you know secure our elections but as Heritage notes it institutionalizes a lot of the systems people felt were problematic last time you know Universal mail and ballots and concerns of you know partisan get out the vote program some things like Zuck bucks Mark Zuckerberg’s program now formally right sorry now normally when there are concerns that’s where transparency comes in if there people worried about something you know there’s investigations uh if we believe there might be a problem with something we might ask them about it we might make phone calls we might even file a foyer request if it’s a government agency and when groups tried to find out you know what was in this strategic plans what are the agencies actually saying that are part of this program because as I you know briefly as I mentioned the executive order states that it requires every Federal agency 600 agencies to sub admit what it calls strategic plans while groups that requested those those strategic plans were surprised to find the documents were heavily redacted the text was blacked out so the public could not see what was actually in them you could not read a lot of the documents and in fact they even denied some of these from public release claiming that the public is not legally allowed to get it they say it’s exempt from these uh foyer requests now remember under the executive order all these federal agencies had to submit strategic plans to the White House and an or an organization called the foundation for government accountability well they went and found out themselves they filed a request to the Department of Justice for its strategic plan uh back in September of 2022 and here’s what aa’s documents look like this is what the actual Reports look like uh you can see a lot of it is redacted you can see that a lot of it is blacked out you can’t read it and even beyond that some of it was even just denied entirely now look to be fair some of the redacted parts are names and emails things that they would always redact because they don’t want people like emailing them or doxing them or whatever else and some other parts are allegedly duplicate materials but I think frankly if it’s duplicate why not just show it and it would eliminate some of the concerns but there’s also a lot that’s just plain old undisclosed stuff they’re refusing to release and this is of course raising some questions over well look why is something that’s allegedly just a voter registration program so secretive why why do they care if this whole thing is just about a get out the vote initiative it’s to make voter access better and you know better inform the public why are they being so secretive about it why are they trying to hide you know information from the public why do they care uh if there’s nothing to hide why hide it now here’s what the foundation for government accountability had to say about it they said in their official note on those documents they got that on July 12th 2022 the federal district court sided with their organization because they had to sue to actually get them and ordered the Department of Justice to provide all documents required to be disclosed under Foya law they note that in September 2022 doj Department of Justice finally disclosed 135 pages of documents a far cry from the more than 5,000 500 potentially responsive records which doj had initially claimed it had you get that there’s 5,500 potential documents from the Department of Justice on this program and when they were sued under Foya and forced to release it by a court of those 5,500 they only gave 135 documents meaning the overwhelming majority of the documents on this are secret and that’s just one of the 600 federal agencies by the way now they say that as expected most of the documents were heavily redacted even the ones they got and they say to date doj department of justice has steadfastly refused to turn over its 15-page strategic plan the main thing they wanted to carry out the executive order 1419 from Biden and they say that they claim the doj complains that that plan the Strategic plan is exempt from disclosure under Foya and that releasing it would only quote confuse the public both claims this organization says they false because you know how can an organization of the government be exempt from Foya now that raises some real questions you know why would a voter registration program like this be exempt from disclosure under foil laws you can you can Foy the FBI you you can foyer any government agency and you know usually it’s a very very difficult process they to put it together because this is one of your constitutional this is one of your legal rights in this country they have to give it to you and so why is it that something that is so simple on the surface just again get out the vote act so secretive and now in fact how could federal agencies be exempt from Foya at all for that matter let alone something that shouldn’t be controversial in the first place and why would releasing it confuse the public right if it’s something so simple hey just we want to get people register to vote why would that be confusing we still don’t know the answers to these questions and frankly this is all very strange uh the other issue the ngos the other issue is the NOS these are mentioned as partners in the program and this is going to be also a really important part in understanding this I’ll be going in depth into this though and how the uh federal election program is being compared to zubu that’ll be only on Epic tv.com though it’s their un censored streaming platform so if you want to watch the rest of this episode plus all our other exclusive content click the link in the description below or in the live chat and before we jump briefly my new documentary Weapons of Mass migration comes 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Video Title: Federal Push for Voter Registrations Receives New Scrutiny Ahead of 2024 Election
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