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At least this board got it right. And when the angry mob prevails we all lose.
Itâs why every election matters, vote every single time you can!
O/t but Fox is getting hystericalâŚTuesday should finish them off
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Good for North Carolina! The âhecklerâs vetoâ must not stand, or become part of American law. Government by â or most often, impeded by â the loudest bellowers is unAmerican and would bring the country down to the lowest common denominator.
Maybe I missed it but were these two men initially appointed to their positions by the state or county election boards or were they initially elected? Either way, good riddance to bad rubbish. They were there to impose their version of election anarchy if their guy/gal didnât win an outright majority. Plus, they were inventing arguments that simply didnât pass the smell test. The sad part is there are still many on certification boards around the country that would do the same thing in bad faith to get their candidates (s)elected rather than just objectively counting the votes without all the shenanigans, and just certify the results as they are required to do by law.
So many election officials are showing real courage since 2020; makes me proud.
The Republicans no longer have a platform. Just a permanent tantrum.
Beware The Hecklerâs Veto
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/28/opinion/parents-rights-republicans-florida.html
FOX (aka FNN) shows itâs REAL feelings because Maria Bartiromo is STILL on the air.
Rupert said he knew she âgave opinions.â She ainât a news-person. Sheâs a pom-pom waving CULTIST.
Iâd like to know how long these two were on the Elections Board. Then Iâd like to know how the election in 2020 differed from previous elections they conducted if in office, or as a voter.
Iâm feeling pretty lucky that my county replaced it old machines with paper ballots and an electronic scanner system before 2019. The only change I saw in elections during COVID was that we voted in a downstairs gym, as opposed on the second floor meeting room, where we have always voted. I presume the change to the gym was for better air flow during the time of COVID.
The only other change that has happened since 2020 is we now have to show a photo ID.
DeHaan and Jerry Forestieri were facing the state elections board because, at a November meeting to certify the countyâs 2022 general election results, they had presented a co-signed letter declaring âI donât view election law per NCSBE as legitimate or Constitutional.â
This is the crux of it. They had no proof of anything and decided, based on their âfeelingsâ, that the election was not accurate. These nincompoops got what they deserved and the same thing should be happening across America. âFeelingsâ do not elect office holders; ballots do. Count 'em and shut up, if it doesnât come up the way you desired.
Yes, thatâs the article where I first saw the phrase âhecklerâs veto.â I liked it. Very accurate, concise and expressive. I want everybody on the Left to start using it.
Also, presumeably when these MAGAnuts were sworn into office, they took an oath to uphold the law. Then, safely in position, theyâve announced that they donât believe in the law and refuse to uphold it. Iâd support a lifetime ban.
Absolutely - same as I would hope for with all the others.
There will be those that will be happy to step in to their place and try the same stunts.
But clearly, more than a few people are wise to it and will prevent these future actions as well.
IOW, read the job description. If youâre not capable of filling the minimal requirements, donât apply.
Itâs WE the people, you useless fuckwits. Not ME the people.
Itâs what their audience wants, they know itâs BS but they donât care, itâs amazing how they are doing the same thing they are in court about being sued. Really shows how the lawsuit is just a cost of doing business for them.
This -
As the motions passed, one woman exclaimed in the quiet courtroom: âThe law is perverted! The law is perverted!â
âŚand then thisâŚ
âWe took a stand for lawful, credible elections appropriate for the owners of this republic, we the people,â said Forestieri at the courthouse.
These people just really, fundamentally do not understand how American democracy works, do they?!? âLetâs ban everything we donât like because we own this republic.â Republicans have effectively banned high school civics class, havenât they! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! And a danger to the republic.
When the foxes get into the hen house, throw them out of the hen house They are fascist, bent on destruction.
Consider the possible outcome if not a majority of democrats on the presiding board. As stalin said, it matters who counts the votes.
The more the GOP is treated like adults the fewer excuses they are allowed.