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Termin8tor » 04 Jan 2018 11:36 am » wrote:

Misty » 04 Jan 2018 9:57 am » wrote:In other news 45's phony voter fraud commission has been disbanded.

"Phony."
Democrat Talking Point Liars claim that Trump's voter fraud commission has shut down.
Technically true, but is actually bad news for Democrats. The investigation now has teeth.

Exclusive–Kris Kobach: Voter Fraud Commission ‘Being Handed Off’ to DHS, Will No Longer Be ‘Stonewalled’ by Dems
by JOHN BINDER3 Jan 2018Washington, D.C.1,728
Kansas Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach says the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity will be “handed off” to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to “more effectively” investigate voter fraud without being “stonewalled” by Democrats.
In an interview with Breitbart News, Kobach said the news that President Trump is dissolving the voter fraud commission should not be grounds for leftist organizations and Democrats — who sought to stop the investigations into double voting and ballots cast by non-citizens — to celebrate, as the investigations will continue under DHS.
“What’s happening is a tactical shift where the mission of the commission is being handed off to Homeland Security without the stonewalling by Democrats,” Kobach told Breitbart News.
“I’ll be working closely with the White House and DHS to ensure the investigations continue,” Kobach continued.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government ... d-by-dems/

In a statement, the White House said dissolving the commission would avoid "endless legal battles at taxpayer expense," adding that Trump has asked the Department of Homeland Security to determine future action.

Another White House official familiar with the matter said the commission was unable to operate as structured under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

That law mandates a degree of transparency around commission activities and was the subject of litigation against it.

The White House says the Department of Homeland Security will take up the issue, and a spokesman for the department said its focus was on election security.

"At the President's direction, the Department continues to work in support of state governments who are responsible for administering elections, with efforts focused on securing elections against those who seek to undermine the election system or its integrity," DHS spokesman Tyler Houlton told CNN.

Houlton added that "Mr. Kobach is not advising the Department on this matter."
That contradicts Kobach, who told The New York Times he would be an informal adviser to the department.

http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/03/politics/ ... index.html