Ballot Bust

Monday, the Department of Justice charged 28 California green card holders with illegally voting or registering to vote.

Eleven have been arrested for allegedly lying about their citizenship to register; arrests of the remaining 17 are expected soon. The 28 were among 20,000 people flagged as “likely noncitizens” by the DOJ, which filed a lawsuit to stop California from counting their ballots until immigration statuses are confirmed (see how the DOJ says it built the list).

California AG Bonta (D) said the DOJ has provided “no evidence” of ineligible voters, calling the cases “a drop in the bucket” among the Golden State’s 23M registered voters; Uncle Sam’s Acting Deputy AG McCotter accused the state of facilitating voter fraud, saying it damages “real elections.”

The DOJ says it’s charged 113 individuals across 20 states with similar offenses as part of its “Operation Protect the Vote.”

ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE
There is no election or immigration policy that can shake the kingdom of God. Care for your current home and neighbors while focusing ultimately on our eternal home, a city whose walls keep out injustice and whose gates are always open.

“Then I heard a loud voice from the throne: Look, God’s dwelling is with humanity, and he will live with them. They will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them and will be their God.”
Revelation 21:3 (CSB) (read full passage)