They then move on to making an invented argument under the Constitution that this somehow violates principles of federalism. It violates the 10th Amendment. It's a federal overreach. That's absolute nonsense. As Article 1, Section 4, Clause 1 gives us unambiguously the authority to set needful regulations concerning the conduct of state run elections for federal offices. By the way, that same provision of the constitution in Article 1, Section 4, Clause 1 is the same, the very same provision that was used and relied upon by … (25:00–25:12)
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Asserts that Article 1, Section 4, Clause 1 of the Constitution gives Congress authority over federal election regulations.
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