So they’re going with states rights as an excuse? Fitting, since that’s the standard defense for their racist agenda.
I’ve little doubt that the plan is to ally with Russia to impose an apartheid state in the USA. They are terrified of the upcoming minority status of whites and will do whatever it takes to remain in power.
"White House, Some Republicans Block Legislation To Prevent Election Hacking"
When did the GOP become the official ‘Putin Patsy Party’?
This is proof positive why Democrats are the only party who can protect American Democracy.
Register people to vote. Get to the polls. Send these cretins packing.
You can’t say–“There is no evidence that the Russian targeting of state election systems was successful or changed any votes”–when no one has ever bothered to actually check/verify the vote counts. Without an actual audit of some kind your statement, though all too often repeated, makes no sense. Ask the cyber security experts from the CIA, Argonne Lab of the Defense Dept., Lawrence Livermore Lab, Princeton, Johns Hopkins, U of Michigan, Steven Spoonamore(from private industry) how safe/reliable our voting systems are. They’re a joke worthy of a banana republic and a serious national security threat. I can’t understand why the media approaches 100% unconsciousness on this critical issue. Ask Ireland, Germany, or the Netherlands why they got rid of the machines.
“the White House and some Republicans worry it could exert too much federal control over the states.”
No. That’s just the excuse they gave for leaving the electoral system open to manipulation.
Now, if Putin really wanted to fuck with the US, he’d make another blatant electioneering attack, but this time benefiting the Democratic Party. Heads would suddenly need to roll and military intervention in local elections required.
“Republicans worry it could exert too much federal control over the states.” - What utter nonsense.
Shorter GOP: “We don’t want to fix shit that helps us get elected.”
Because it’s been far too long since I posted anything from xkcd:
Indeed. And can someone tell me why Oregon’s vote-by-mail system isn’t replicated federally? Not only does it give a total paper trail, but people can spend time looking over their ballots in the privacy of their own homes in order to make more informed decisions. It is such a no-brainer (and way cheaper too!) that it makes one wonder why the Dems aren’t pushing this to the hilt. There is barely ever a peep said about it, yet it’s so logical. Besides, the Dems would definitely benefit because it would bring more people into the voting process. What am I missing here?
In other words, some Republican-controlled state governments want to retain the ability to rig their elections unchecked, and uncheckable.
Dear Pres,
The info I’m leaving here is from a post by Brad Friedman of Bradblog on the problems of voting by mail.–
Paper Ballots, Not Mail Ballots
(Why all mail ballot elections are a bad idea)
Lack of Transparency - Ballots are mailed in secret
and counted in secret on secret software. Ballots are counted at a
central location that makes fraud on a large scale easier to accomplish
and harder to detect. Privacy Rights Clearinghouse data shows that approximately a third of computer security breaches are done by insiders either intentionally or accidentally.
Lack of Security - Ballots in hundreds of thousands
of locations with no security for two to three weeks. The chain of
custody lacks security as the ballots are handled by many anonymous
persons throughout the process. Any unmarked contest on a ballot can be
marked by someone other than the voter when the ballots are opened for
counting.
Voter Intimidation - Voting can be done as a group
at churches or union halls with people looking over the voter’s shoulder
to make sure they vote “the right way.”
Election Fraud - There is no way to be certain that
the person who signed the envelope is the person to whom the ballot was
sent. Ballots can be stolen from mail boxes while the voter is at work
or away from home on an errand. Other tactics include vote harvesting by
persons who show up at your door to “help” you vote. The elderly and
those with disabilities are particularly vulnerable.
Potential for Ballot Mishandling - Post office or
contract mailing company illegally forwards ballots, more than one
ballot sent to voters, postal workers putting ballots in the trash. (All
of these thing have happened in Colorado, 1100 ballots illegally
forwarded in Douglas County, 214 voters received two ballots in Boulder
County, ballots found in dumpsters at post office in El Paso County.)
Lack of Secret Ballot - When election judges check
in your ballot, they can see how you voted when they match the inventory
number on your ballot to the inventory number next to your name on the
voter rolls. The Colorado Constitution guarantees your right to a secret
ballot. [ed note: as do most other state Constitutions and elections code.]
Additional Resources:
“Why Mail Ballots Are a Bad Idea” by Charles E. Corry, Ph.D
John Jay, our first supreme court chief justice, felt that voting should be limited to those with skin in the game, i.e. landed white men. Our senators are mostly rich old white guys, our chief executive and cabinet is largely rich white guys, and so forth. Even today the idea is out there that wealthy white people are really the ones who should have power because, well, the powerless would just vote for free money and benefits (land and wealth, with Ronald Reagan’s use of Linda Taylor Cadillac Welfare Queen as the archetype of this danger: female, non-landed and black). The US potential voting pool was something like 225 million in the last presidential election (126 million turnout). Thus, over 90 million people did not vote. Mission accomplished!