Following up on yesterday’s post, we have to again point out the hypocrisy of liberals on the issue of vote fraud.  As this story headlines, Iowa: Sanders Calls For Raw Vote Count Amid Reports Of Voter Fraud And Missing Votes:

The Iowa caucuses have drawn to a close and the winners were announced. Yet, while the spotlight should be shifting on to New Hampshire, some continue to wonder if the vote was accurate. The alleged issue - vote fraud. The allegations are coming out of the Sanders camp after an extremely tight race with Clinton which she ultimately won by a small margin. The video of the event was initially recorded and broadcast by CSPAN2 and can be viewed here. 

Buckley v. Valeo has recently turned forty. This case may not be as recognizable as others in our lifetime, but its imperfect yet continuing role of protecting our rights under the First Amendment is unquestioned. One key but often forgotten aspect of Buckley is how it protects us from forced equality of speech. Former RNLA campaign finance blogger Paul Jossey points out that without it, the absurd idea of political equality in this country would have continued to proliferate.

Maryland is commonly known as the “Free State” and yet many also know it as the “Old Line State”. The latter being a reference to the Maryland line's consistency and unwavering dedication during the American Revolution. As National Review discusses, Governor Larry Hogan is still attempting to “hold the line” in a battle that has been waging over a felon's "right to vote": 

A man who voted as many as five times in an election, Robert D.Monroe, is attempting a unique defense for his likely crime.

The RNLA Is pleased to announce that Florida Governor Rick Scott will address our January D.C. Luncheon on January 27 at the Capitol Hill Club.

Opponents of voter ID laws rely on faulty studies and sloppy data to grossly exaggerate the number of voters without acceptable identification under voter ID laws, according to Donald Palmer, RNLA Advisory Council member and former Secretary to the Virginia State Board of Elections. Palmer's report details how interest groups and media outlets often report numbers of voters without ID that are 2-20 times as high as the actual number of voters without ID, while careful analysis by election and demographic experts reporting smaller numbers is "reasonable, correct, and ignored."

There should not be disenfranchisement of legal voters through fraud or chaos.  Some cities in Maryland are allowing 16 and 17 year olds to vote and now want to allow legal AND illegal aliens to vote.  Not only does this effectively disenfranchise the votes of legal US residents but as a result 16/17-year-old illegal aliens may get two votes:

We agree with the President’s words at the State of the Union regarding voting:

We've got to make voting easier, not harder, and modernize it for the way we live now. 

On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, considering whether the First Amendment allows non-member public employees to be required to pay compulsory union fees.