In my constant search for things that Conservative Man of Principle Bob Corker can do to prove his bona fides to a skeptical world, I think I’ve found a winner. If Corker wants us all to believe he’s a force against a president* he considers an existential threat to all humanity, he could join with his Democratic colleagues to shut down this particular little farce. From McClatchy:

The documents have been heavily redacted, but one of the bullet points in Kobach’s presentation to Trump was a suggestion to draft an amendment to the National Voter Registration Act to “promote proof-of-citizenship requirements.” Kobach contends that the proof-of-citizenship policy prevents non-citizens from voting, but critics say it actually ends up disenfranchising rightful voters as well. The judge also unsealed a draft amendment that Kobach had circulated within his office that would have added a line to the federal voter law that said states could request any information from voters they deem necessary.

Kobach is Jim Crow walking. There absolutely is no question about that. He is now chairing this ridiculous bag-job of a commission that has all the credibility of the Enron Code of Ethics. We’re paying for that. It is a backroom operation to destroy the franchise as exercised by people of whom the president* and Kris Kobach do not approve. Not only is it an ethical mess, but the amount of money being wasted on this glorified snipe hunt should offend as fiscally conservative a public servant as, say, Bob Corker. Go get ‘em, tiger.

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Charles P. Pierce Charles P Pierce is the author of four books, most recently Idiot America, and has been a working journalist since 1976.

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