OPINION:
Many Americans believe our elections are corrupt. Certainly, electronic voting machines, mail-in ballots, contaminated voter rolls, voting without ID, ballot drop boxes, counting votes after Election Day and even early voting are conducive to fraud.
Furthermore, our convoluted census process, unbridled gerrymandering and even the unconstitutional anchor baby policy erode election integrity on many levels.
Our constitutional republic and Judeo-Christian culture cannot survive without honest elections. The midterm elections will determine the destiny of the U.S.
Republicans in Congress are trying to pass the SAVE Act, which would require voter ID. It’s not a cure for all election fraud, but it is the foundation of election integrity. Noncitizens should not be voting in our elections, and that should not be controversial.
More than 2 million immigrants are legally allowed into the U.S. each year. However, President Biden allowed more than 20 million undocumented illegal aliens — many of whom can’t speak English and won’t assimilate into our culture — across our borders. A nation without a common language and culture (and without borders) is no nation at all.
Illegal aliens should not be receiving welfare, stealing American jobs or electing our politicians. With the SAVE Act, we finally have a piece of legislation on which the vast majority of Republican, Democratic and independent voters agree. Unfortunately, the Democrats in Congress oppose the bill, completely ignoring the will of their constituents.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s convoluted deal with the Democrats, which excluded the SAVE Act, is inexcusable. While we are at war and the federal workers who protect America go unpaid, Mr. Thune sneaked out to go on a two-week vacation. He should resign his position immediately.
We need a real conservative leader in the Senate. As Edmund Burke said, “The only thing necessary for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.”
JOSEPH E. BELLANDE III
Chalmette, Louisiana
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