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Article 4, §4 of the Constitution -- the Guarantee Clause -- asserts:
“The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government… [that is, one ruled with the consent of the people].” Obviously, a government that rules by means of v**e f***d does not rule with the consent of the people.
A variety of vulnerabilities, including absentee v****g, were addressed in 2004 in John Fund’s book, Stealing E******ns. How V***r F***d Threatens our Democracy. With respect to absentee v****g, a 2005 commission on federal e******n reform -- co-chaired by former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James Baker III
identified absentee b****ts as “the largest source of potential v***r f***d.” And in 2012, again on postal v****g, Adam Liptak of the New York Times wrote:
“V****g by mail is now common enough and problematic enough that e******n experts say there have been multiple e******ns in which no one can say with confidence which candidate was the deserved winner.”The stated rationale is that such v****g is more convenient, and so increases turnout, and the more turnout, the better. While that may be true, if mail-in such v****g also increases v***r f***d, then convenience is irrelevant!The Constitution guarantees e******n integrity, not convenience or turnout.If we are to ensure honest e******ns, the time to act is now!
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2022/08/what_we_must_do_to_restore_confidence_in_our_e******ns_.html
ACP45 wrote:
Cliff Notes Version of this article:
Article 4, §4 of the Constitution -- the Guarantee Clause -- asserts:
“The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government… [that is, one ruled with the consent of the people].” Obviously, a government that rules by means of v**e f***d does not rule with the consent of the people.
A variety of vulnerabilities, including absentee v****g, were addressed in 2004 in John Fund’s book, Stealing E******ns. How V***r F***d Threatens our Democracy. With respect to absentee v****g, a 2005 commission on federal e******n reform -- co-chaired by former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James Baker III
identified absentee b****ts as “the largest source of potential v***r f***d.” And in 2012, again on postal v****g, Adam Liptak of the New York Times wrote:
“V****g by mail is now common enough and problematic enough that e******n experts say there have been multiple e******ns in which no one can say with confidence which candidate was the deserved winner.”The stated rationale is that such v****g is more convenient, and so increases turnout, and the more turnout, the better. While that may be true, if mail-in such v****g also increases v***r f***d, then convenience is irrelevant!The Constitution guarantees e******n integrity, not convenience or turnout.If we are to ensure honest e******ns, the time to act is now!
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Any suggestions how we can clean up this mess.
ACP45 wrote:
Cliff Notes Version of this article:
Article 4, §4 of the Constitution -- the Guarantee Clause -- asserts:
“The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government… [that is, one ruled with the consent of the people].” Obviously, a government that rules by means of v**e f***d does not rule with the consent of the people.
A variety of vulnerabilities, including absentee v****g, were addressed in 2004 in John Fund’s book, Stealing E******ns. How V***r F***d Threatens our Democracy. With respect to absentee v****g, a 2005 commission on federal e******n reform -- co-chaired by former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James Baker III
identified absentee b****ts as “the largest source of potential v***r f***d.” And in 2012, again on postal v****g, Adam Liptak of the New York Times wrote:
“V****g by mail is now common enough and problematic enough that e******n experts say there have been multiple e******ns in which no one can say with confidence which candidate was the deserved winner.”The stated rationale is that such v****g is more convenient, and so increases turnout, and the more turnout, the better. While that may be true, if mail-in such v****g also increases v***r f***d, then convenience is irrelevant!The Constitution guarantees e******n integrity, not convenience or turnout.If we are to ensure honest e******ns, the time to act is now!
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2022/08/what_we_must_do_to_restore_confidence_in_our_e******ns_.htmlCliff Notes Version of this article: br br Articl... (
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So long as you conservatives would rather listen to lies over t***h there's not a damn thing that can be done to restore confidence to our e******n. Remember 2016? Trump was running around claiming that Democrats were c***ting without a single v**e being cast. Remember 2020? Trump made the same claim and what is really galling is that in both cases conservatives believed his accusations were true. Do you want confidence in our e******n? Stop nominating known liars to office...
PeterS wrote:
So long as you conservatives would rather listen to lies over t***h there's not a damn thing that can be done to restore confidence to our e******n. Remember 2016? Trump was running around claiming that Democrats were c***ting without a single v**e being cast. Remember 2020? Trump made the same claim and what is really galling is that in both cases conservatives believed his accusations were true. Do you want confidence in our e******n? Stop nominating known liars to office...
Lol lol ,I guess you liars will blame us for this crap you elected namely FJB. Now just look at what is being said and you will know who the liars are.
ACP45 wrote:
Cliff Notes Version of this article:
Article 4, §4 of the Constitution -- the Guarantee Clause -- asserts:
“The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government… [that is, one ruled with the consent of the people].” Obviously, a government that rules by means of v**e f***d does not rule with the consent of the people.
A variety of vulnerabilities, including absentee v****g, were addressed in 2004 in John Fund’s book, Stealing E******ns. How V***r F***d Threatens our Democracy. With respect to absentee v****g, a 2005 commission on federal e******n reform -- co-chaired by former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James Baker III
identified absentee b****ts as “the largest source of potential v***r f***d.” And in 2012, again on postal v****g, Adam Liptak of the New York Times wrote:
“V****g by mail is now common enough and problematic enough that e******n experts say there have been multiple e******ns in which no one can say with confidence which candidate was the deserved winner.”The stated rationale is that such v****g is more convenient, and so increases turnout, and the more turnout, the better. While that may be true, if mail-in such v****g also increases v***r f***d, then convenience is irrelevant!The Constitution guarantees e******n integrity, not convenience or turnout.If we are to ensure honest e******ns, the time to act is now!
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2022/08/what_we_must_do_to_restore_confidence_in_our_e******ns_.htmlCliff Notes Version of this article: br br Articl... (
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In person v****g with a valid vetted citizen ID
PeterS wrote:
So long as you conservatives would rather listen to lies over t***h there's not a damn thing that can be done to restore confidence to our e******n. Remember 2016? Trump was running around claiming that Democrats were c***ting without a single v**e being cast. Remember 2020? Trump made the same claim and what is really galling is that in both cases conservatives believed his accusations were true. Do you want confidence in our e******n? Stop nominating known liars to office...
The t***h is something u l*****t zombie are familiar with nor practice often!
vernon wrote:
Any suggestions how we can clean up this mess.
Sure, if you accept it as a given that "absentee b****ts are “the largest source of potential v***r f***d" then "mail in v****g" and "mail drop boxes" must be eliminated. You don't put "Convenience" ahead of e******n integrity. I am sure that there are good and sufficient reasons for some "absentee v****g", but the initial controls place on that v****g were eliminated.
Check out the posted conditions for v****g by absentee b****t in Alabama. This is probably a good place to start in setting reasonable non in-person v****g rules:
You may v**e by absentee b****t in Alabama if:
You will be absent from the county on E******n Day.
You are ill or have a physical disability that prevents a trip to the polling place.
You are a registered Alabama v**er who is temporarily living outside the county (such as a member of the armed forces, a v**er employed outside of the United States, a college student, or a spouse or child of such a person).
You are an appointed e******n officer or poll watcher at a polling place other than your regular polling place.
You work a required shift - 10 hours or more - that coincides with polling hours.
You are a caregiver for a family member who is confined to the home.
You are incarcerated but otherwise eligible to v**e.
PeterS wrote:
So long as you conservatives would rather listen to lies over t***h there's not a damn thing that can be done to restore confidence to our e******n. Remember 2016? Trump was running around claiming that Democrats were c***ting without a single v**e being cast. Remember 2020? Trump made the same claim and what is really galling is that in both cases conservatives believed his accusations were true. Do you want confidence in our e******n? Stop nominating known liars to office...
You sound confused, T***p w*n in 2016, that was Hillary screaming v***r f***d "still is" six years later. Remember because of C***d "supposedly", v****g rules became laxed and therefore more vulnerable in 2020.
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Wonttakeitanymore wrote:
In person v****g with a valid vetted citizen ID
They will never let e******ns be fair because they know they can't win
When the red states write v****g laws that are not intended to restrict segments of the population from v****g, those laws will stand..
permafrost wrote:
When the red states write v****g laws that are not intended to restrict segments of the population from v****g, those laws will stand..
We will continue to write laws that restrict foreigners, comatose and dead people from v****g. Thank you. You may return your head to the sand now
permafrost wrote:
When the red states write v****g laws that are not intended to restrict segments of the population from v****g, those laws will stand..
How foolish your comment is. Is the kid in the cup, the next Democrat a******n!
vernon wrote:
Any suggestions how we can clean up this mess.
There isn’t a mess our e******ns are incredibly secure. One thing we could do is make e******n days federal holidays.
microphor wrote:
How foolish your comment is. Is the kid in the cup, the next Democrat a******n!
The kid in the cup is a living healthy toddler.. not a fetus.. learn to tell the difference..
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