The article argues that recent executive overreach and politicization have severely undermined established norms of U.S. civil-military relations. To restore professional standards, the incoming Congress must actively exercise its oversight powers, moving beyond mere criticism to demanding transparency in defense policy and personnel decisions. Key reforms include enforcing meritocratic promotion processes, requiring documented justification for senior officer removals, and preventing the partisan use of the military. These actions are crucial for bolstering public trust and ensuring the military remains a nonpartisan instrument of civilian control.
Why do so few noncitizens try to vote?
English Summary
The Brookings analysis argues that concerns regarding noncitizen voting are largely overstated, asserting that the risk of deportation is a primary deterrent for noncitizens attempting to vote. The article cites historical data showing extremely low rates of voter fraud and notes that existing state systems—including REAL ID requirements and cross-referencing with databases like SAVE and SSN—already require documentary proof of citizenship. Therefore, proponents argue that passing stricter measures like the proposed SAVE Act is a 'solution in search of a problem,' as it risks suppressing the votes of legitimate citizens by overly complicating the already rigorous registration process.
中文摘要
布魯金斯（Brookings）的分析指出，對於非公民投票所產生的擔憂大多被誇大了，並主張強制驅逐出境的風險本身就是阻止非公民投票的主要威懾力。該文章引用了歷史數據，顯示投票舞弊率極低，並強調現有的州級系統——包括實施「真實身份證」（REAL ID）要求以及與 SAVE 和社會安全號碼（SSN）等資料庫交叉比對——已經要求提供文件證明公民身份。因此，支持者認為，通過更嚴格的措施，例如提議的《SAVE法案》，是「為尋找問題而設立的解決方案」，因為這可能會透過過度複雜化本已嚴謹的註冊程序，從而威脅到合法公民的投票權。
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