By Dennis Brent Melby

There he was! Plain as day! He wasn’t American but he was registered to vote in Maryland, and had been for years. Plain as the nose on your face.

"Dr." Ian Andre Roberts

How many illegal voters is “acceptable"? One? Twenty? Five Hundred? Two Thousand? We don’t know. Yes, as an elected official I can look up voters, so when there were allegations that Ian Andre Roberts was a scammer who spent his residency here putting it over on his host country, I looked him up. Registered to vote as a Democrat in Prince Georges County for years! We even shared the same birthday - but not the same political party.

The allegations were that he stayed here illegally, he was ordered deported, lied about earning a doctorate, had been hired for great jobs based on his lies and was head of the schools in Des Moines, Iowa. When he was found out - he ran from the cops, had a loaded gun, a knife, lots of cash and a getaway plan.  …Also, that he was loved by the folks he scammed!

There are a lot of folks who say anyone who wants to vote should be able to vote. I think anyone who’s ELIGIBLE to vote should be able to vote, big difference. Is there a reason we don’t send voting by mail ballots to Cuba, or Venezuela, Communist China and Afghanistan? Of course – they’re not American and don’t have our best interest in mind. Be an American, have some skin in the game. Be smart enough to make a decision, and don’t be a criminal. Too tough? Just let everyone who wants to vote vote. Nope.

So again, how many illegal voters are acceptable? How about none? Now trust me, virtually all of the folks in charge of the elections here in MoCo are committed to free and fair elections. But there’s more of a desire on the part of the elected majority to make sure the majority STAYS the majority. Governor, State Senate, House – let's bite our lip, do the right thing, and make sure illegal aliens CANNOT VOTE. Now THAT’S acceptable.

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Dennis Brent Melby is former Chair of the Montgomery County Republican Party in 2020 and 2024. What do you think? He can be reached at [email protected]