Bill is constitutional

Our senators went on national TV and proceeded to mislead the public again about states’ rights and our elections. They stated that HR1, a bill passed by the House and currently in the U.S. Senate, bothers them because it will block many states from their voting laws (which cause more harm than good, their sole purpose being to block voters who do not vote for them or their party). They feared disruption or some such nonsense of our republic.

Apparently they do not read the U.S. Constitution, which states in Article 1, Section 4, Clause 1: “The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; [the following is what they ignore] but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.”

The Motor Voter Law springs to mind.

So, what HR1 does is constitutional, but it seems the Republicans dislike it because it prohibits their election-rigging laws, some of which are extreme, to block Democratic-leaning voters, and particularly those of color through gerrymandering and fewer voting machines or polling places in certain districts, causing long lines to disenfranchise voters. I believe HR1 will make elections more fair than they currently are so that we may return to a rule by majority and not rule by minority. I suggest calling and informing them of their error.

JUDITH ZITKO Hot Springs Village