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The Founders Warned Us About Abuses Like H.R. 1

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The Founders Warned Us About Abuses Like H.R. 1
The Supreme Court is seen in Washington on Nov. 5, 2020. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo
Rob Natelson
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H.R. 1, the bill that would seize control of federal elections from the states, comes with an unusual twist. It supposedly promotes “access.” But it says anyone challenging its constitutionality is barred from every court in the nation but a single federal trial court in Washington, D.C.!

Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (3rd ed., 2015). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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