The answer to violations of state and federal election laws is federal and state enforcement, not European monitoring.

(PRWEB) August 11, 2004 -- The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the world's largest regional security organization, was invited to monitor the upcoming election by the US State Department.

"The U.S. is obliged to invite us, as all OSCE countries should," spokeswoman Urdur Gunnarsdottir said. "It's not legally binding, but it's a political commitment. They signed a document 10 years ago to ask OSCE to observe elections."

Such an invitation, if not an act of subversion or insurrection that requires the prompt attention of the US Congress, certainly opens the door widely.

The United States is a sovereign nation and its elections are beyond the purview of any foreign nation or organization. The invitation of foreign "observers" exceeds the authority of the federal government and is not permissible. Such behavior is alarming and cannot not be tolerated by a nation that has sacrificed the lives of its citizens to gain independence and freedom.

If this Congress fails to act appropriately, it should not be surprised when it is replaced by a less tolerant assembly that guards our freedom far more jealously.

If our national elections are at risk, then the President and the governors of each state are authorized to call forth the National Guard to handle the emergency.