… and simultaneously say that Congress may not make laws governing the election of federal officials because that might infringe on the authority of the states. That is an absurd argument. The only reason this Bill became necessary... is because we have an existing federal law that's been badly interpreted as prohibiting the states from making any inquiry into a voter's identity and citizenship. thus thwarting the purpose of federal laws prohibiting noncitizen voting. Here's another charge. This is an interesting one. (50:18–50:36)
CLAIM
Asserts that a federal law has been misinterpreted to prevent states from verifying voter identity and citizenship.
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