Voter registration fraud is a serious problem that endangers the security of our elections and puts legitimate voters at risk of having their ballots devalued or stolen. If a person -- such as an illegal alien or convicted felon -- casts an illegal ballot, that vote cancels out a legitimate voter's ballot.

To combat this fraud, Congress made such acts a serious federal crime. It is therefore deeply troubling to read continued reports of alleged voter registration fraud in many of the states that are considered to be "battleground states" and where the margin of victory or loss could be small. Just as troubling is the failure of the Obama Justice Department to investigate this and other crim...

Voter registration fraud is a serious problem that endangers the security of our elections and puts legitimate voters at risk of having their ballots devalued or stolen. If a person -- such as an illegal alien or convicted felon -- casts an illegal ballot, that vote cancels out a legitimate voter's ballot.

To combat this fraud, Congress made such acts a serious federal crime. It is therefore deeply troubling to read continued reports of alleged voter registration fraud in many of the states that are considered to be "battleground states" and where the margin of victory or loss could be small. Just as troubling is the failure of the Obama Justice Department to investigate this and other crimes linked to voters' rights, such as members of the New Black Panthers intimidating Americans at the polls.

As Obama once said said, "The acorn doesn't fall far from the tree," and in this case, he's exactly right.

Obama's spokespersons also claimed he had a limited relationship with ACORN. However, the record shows that "[Obama] says he was drawn to politics, despite its superficialities, as a means to advance his real passion and calling: community organization. In 1992 Obama took time off to direct Project Vote, the most successful grass-roots voter-registration campaign in recent city history."

"Credited with helping elect Carol Moseley-Braun to the US Senate, the registration drive, aimed primarily at African-Americans, added an estimated 125,000 voters to the voter rolls -- even more than ...

As Obama once said said, "The acorn doesn't fall far from the tree," and in this case, he's exactly right.

Obama's spokespersons also claimed he had a limited relationship with ACORN. However, the record shows that "[Obama] says he was drawn to politics, despite its superficialities, as a means to advance his real passion and calling: community organization. In 1992 Obama took time off to direct Project Vote, the most successful grass-roots voter-registration campaign in recent city history."

"Credited with helping elect Carol Moseley-Braun to the US Senate, the registration drive, aimed primarily at African-Americans, added an estimated 125,000 voters to the voter rolls -- even more than were registered during Harold Washington's mayoral campaigns.