Fox News: DOJ Accused of Stalling on Military Voting Bill

Fox News has an exclusive story on how the Department of Justice is accused of stalling on a bill designed to allow members of the armed services better access to being able to vote.

The Department of Justice is ignoring a new law aimed at protecting the right of American soldiers to vote, according to two former DOJ attorneys who say states are being encouraged to use waivers to bypass the new federal Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act.

The MOVE Act, enacted last October, ensures that servicemen and women serving overseas have ample time to get in their absentee ballots. The result of the DOJ's alleged inaction in enforcing the act, say Eric Eversole and J. Christian Adams — both former litigation attorneys for the DOJ's Voting Section — could be that thousands of soldiers' ballots will arrive too late to be counted.

RNLA Members R. Christian Adams and Eric Eversole have both been leading the fight to ensure that military voters are given the opportunity to ensure that their votes are properly cast and that they have the opportunity to have their votes counted. They also have at least one Senator on their side who is calling DOJ to task for the stalling on the implementation of this law.

Sen. John Cornyn,R-Texas – who co-sponsored MOVE – wrote a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on July 26 saying he is concerned that the Department of Justice is allowing states to opt out of the new law. Click here to read the letter.

"Military voters have been disenfranchised for decades, and last year Congress acted," Cornyn said in a statement to FoxNews.com. "But according to recent information, the Department of Justice has expressed reluctance to protect the civil rights of military voters under the new law. All our men and women in uniform deserve a chance to vote this November, and the Obama administration bears responsibility for ensuring that they have it.

"For far too long in this country, we have failed to adequately protect the right of our troops and their families to participate in our democratic process. The MOVE Act was supposed to end this sad history. The right to participate in democratic elections is fundamental to the American experience."

This is an important issue and we should give those who put their lives on the line for our safety the ability to have their voices heard and be able to participate in the Democrtic process. It's the least that we can do.