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Who Says V***r F***d Isnt Real
Oct 14, 2016 18:04:38   #
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Again I repeat, who says v***r f***d isnt real here on OPP

Semper Fi


Data suggests millions of v***r r**********ns are fraudulent or invalid. That’s enough to tip an e******n, easily.
John Gibbs By John Gibbs
OCTOBER 13, 2016
This week, liberals have been repeating their frequent claim that v***r f***d doesn’t exist. A recent Salon article argues that “v***r f***d just isn’t a problem in Pennsylvania,” despite evidence to the contrary. Another article argues that v***r f***d is entirely in the imagination of those who use v**er ID laws to deny minorities the right to v**e.

Yet as the e******n approaches, more and more cases of v***r f***d are beginning to surface. In Colorado, multiple instances were found of dead people attempting to v**e. Stunningly, “a woman named Sara Sosa who died in 2009 cast b****ts in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.” In Virginia, it was found that nearly 20 v**er applications were turned in under the names of dead people.


In Texas, authorities are investigating criminals who are using the technique of “v**e harvesting” to illegally procure v**es for their candidates. “Harvesting” is the practice of illegally obtaining the signatures of valid v**ers in order to v**e in their name without their consent for the candidate(s) the criminal supports.

These are just some instances of v***r f***d we know about. It would be silly to assume cases that have been discovered are the only cases of fraud. Indeed according to a Pew Research report from February 2012, one in eight v***r r**********ns are “significantly inaccurate or no longer valid.” Since there are 146 million Americans registered to v**e, this t***slates to a stunning 18 million invalid v***r r**********ns on the books. Further, “More than 1.8 million deceased individuals are listed as v**ers, and approximately 2.75 million people have registrations in more than one state.” Numbers of this scale obviously provide ripe opportunity for fraud.

Don’t Let Data Contradict My Narrative
Yet in spite of all this, a report by the Brennan Center at New York Univeristy claims v***r f***d is a myth. It argues that North Carolina, which passed comprehensive measures to prevent v***r f***d, “failed to identify even a single individual who has ever been charged with committing in-person v***r f***d in North Carolina.” However, this faulty reasoning does not point to the lack of in-person v***r f***d, but rather to lack of enforcement mechanisms to identify and prosecute in-person v***r f***d.

The science of criminal justice tells us that many crimes go unreported, and the more “victimless” the crime, the more this happens. The fact is, a person attempting to commit v***r f***d is very unlikely to be caught, which increases the incentive to commit the crime.

The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is a sophisticated, comprehensive effort to catalog “the number and types of crimes not reported to law enforcement authorities.” However, it tends to deal mostly in violent crimes. As complex as the NCVS is, gathering accurate data for unreported victimless crimes such as v***r f***d is even harder, since 1) outside of the criminal, no one may know a crime has taken place, and 2) there is no direct victim to report the crime in the first place. Yet we are expected to believe that, unlike violent crime, v***r f***d is limited only to the cases that are actually reported and prosecuted? This is a senseless position.


Further, the Brennan Center report argues that because prosecutor Kris Kobach’s review of 84 million v**es cast in 22 states found only 14 instances of fraud referred for prosecution (which amounts to a 0.00000017 percent fraud rate), v***r f***d is so statistically small that it’s a non-issue. Let’s follow this logic. Does the fact that 109 people were cited for jaywalking in Seattle in 2009 mean that only 109 people jaywalked in Seattle that year? Does the fact that 103,733 people were cited for driving without a seatbelt in Tennessee in 2015 mean that only that many people were driving without seatbelt in Tennessee in 2015?

Absolutely not. This can be proven easily because in 2014, the previous year, only 29,470 people were cited. The disparity is largely due to increased enforcement efforts in 2015. In other words, increasing enforcement of the crime revealed a much larger number of people committing the crime.

The exact same is true for v***r f***d. We have no reason to believe that the low number of prosecutions means only that exact amount of v***r f***d is happening. Rather, it could mean a lack of enforcement is failing to reveal the bulk of the violations that are occurring. Thus, as with many types of crimes, especially victimless crimes, the real number of cases is likely significantly higher than the number reported.

How to Effectively Target V***r F***d
So now that we know v***r f***d is a serious issue, what are some solutions to this problem? States like Michigan have Poll Challenger programs, where observers from both parties may be present at v**er check-in tables at precincts. They check each v**er’s ID against a database of registered v**ers for that precinct to ensure the person attempting to v**e is actually legally qualified to v**e in that precinct. If there’s a discrepancy, the poll challenger may officially challenge the b****t. Other states should implement similar programs.

States should sponsor initiatives to remove dead v**ers and correct the registrations of people registered in multiple states (make them choose just one state). Since many local jurisdictions are reluctant to clean their v**er rolls, federal or state oversight with teeth may be necessary.


Further, v**er ID laws, such as the one implemented by North Carolina, but (wrongly) struck down by three liberal judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit— one appointed by Bill Clinton and the other two appointed by President Obama—are needed to ensure there’s no c***ting with v**es. States should continue to press the issue regardless of recent setbacks by liberal activist judges.

Finally, some have claimed that strong v**er ID laws are r****t, because they disproportionately impact minorities and would prevent minorities from v****g. As a black person, I’m naturally interested in this claim. Thankfully, it turns out to be false. The Heritage Foundation has shown that black v**er turnout actually increased after North Carolina passed its v**er ID law.

Not only was the claimed negative outcome false, but the reasoning was faulty as well. The fact that the law disproportionately impacts minorities does not mean that it is discriminatory. It means, unfortunately, that fewer minorities are in compliance with common-sense safeguards to protect the integrity of our e******ns (i.e., having a driver’s license or photo ID).

To mitigate this concern, states can offer a service that will take people without valid ID to their local government office to apply for proper ID, free of charge. Users could schedule the pickup with their smartphone or a phone call. That way there will be as few barriers as possible to those who want to v**e and are capable of obtaining a valid ID, but cannot due to t***sportation concerns (a reason often given by those who claim v**er ID laws hurt minorities).


So let us not believe false claims that v***r f***d doesn’t exist. It’s real, and we must work to stop it, while making sure those who are eligible to v**e but without proper ID are accommodated fairly.

John Gibbs (@realJohnGibbs) is a regular contributor to The Federalist and RealClearPolitics. He’s worked at Apple as an engineer on the iPhone, and has used his fluency in Japanese to teach technology to churches in Japan. John holds a B.S. in computer science from Stanford University and a master in public administration from Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government.

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Oct 14, 2016 20:17:10   #
Dummy Boy Loc: Michigan
 
2bltap wrote:
Again I repeat, who says v***r f***d isnt real here on OPP

Semper Fi


Data suggests millions of v***r r**********ns are fraudulent or invalid. That’s enough to tip an e******n, easily.
John Gibbs By John Gibbs
OCTOBER 13, 2016
This week, liberals have been repeating their frequent claim that v***r f***d doesn’t exist. A recent Salon article argues that “v***r f***d just isn’t a problem in Pennsylvania,” despite evidence to the contrary. Another article argues that v***r f***d is entirely in the imagination of those who use v**er ID laws to deny minorities the right to v**e.

Yet as the e******n approaches, more and more cases of v***r f***d are beginning to surface. In Colorado, multiple instances were found of dead people attempting to v**e. Stunningly, “a woman named Sara Sosa who died in 2009 cast b****ts in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.” In Virginia, it was found that nearly 20 v**er applications were turned in under the names of dead people.


In Texas, authorities are investigating criminals who are using the technique of “v**e harvesting” to illegally procure v**es for their candidates. “Harvesting” is the practice of illegally obtaining the signatures of valid v**ers in order to v**e in their name without their consent for the candidate(s) the criminal supports.

These are just some instances of v***r f***d we know about. It would be silly to assume cases that have been discovered are the only cases of fraud. Indeed according to a Pew Research report from February 2012, one in eight v***r r**********ns are “significantly inaccurate or no longer valid.” Since there are 146 million Americans registered to v**e, this t***slates to a stunning 18 million invalid v***r r**********ns on the books. Further, “More than 1.8 million deceased individuals are listed as v**ers, and approximately 2.75 million people have registrations in more than one state.” Numbers of this scale obviously provide ripe opportunity for fraud.

Don’t Let Data Contradict My Narrative
Yet in spite of all this, a report by the Brennan Center at New York Univeristy claims v***r f***d is a myth. It argues that North Carolina, which passed comprehensive measures to prevent v***r f***d, “failed to identify even a single individual who has ever been charged with committing in-person v***r f***d in North Carolina.” However, this faulty reasoning does not point to the lack of in-person v***r f***d, but rather to lack of enforcement mechanisms to identify and prosecute in-person v***r f***d.

The science of criminal justice tells us that many crimes go unreported, and the more “victimless” the crime, the more this happens. The fact is, a person attempting to commit v***r f***d is very unlikely to be caught, which increases the incentive to commit the crime.

The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is a sophisticated, comprehensive effort to catalog “the number and types of crimes not reported to law enforcement authorities.” However, it tends to deal mostly in violent crimes. As complex as the NCVS is, gathering accurate data for unreported victimless crimes such as v***r f***d is even harder, since 1) outside of the criminal, no one may know a crime has taken place, and 2) there is no direct victim to report the crime in the first place. Yet we are expected to believe that, unlike violent crime, v***r f***d is limited only to the cases that are actually reported and prosecuted? This is a senseless position.


Further, the Brennan Center report argues that because prosecutor Kris Kobach’s review of 84 million v**es cast in 22 states found only 14 instances of fraud referred for prosecution (which amounts to a 0.00000017 percent fraud rate), v***r f***d is so statistically small that it’s a non-issue. Let’s follow this logic. Does the fact that 109 people were cited for jaywalking in Seattle in 2009 mean that only 109 people jaywalked in Seattle that year? Does the fact that 103,733 people were cited for driving without a seatbelt in Tennessee in 2015 mean that only that many people were driving without seatbelt in Tennessee in 2015?

Absolutely not. This can be proven easily because in 2014, the previous year, only 29,470 people were cited. The disparity is largely due to increased enforcement efforts in 2015. In other words, increasing enforcement of the crime revealed a much larger number of people committing the crime.

The exact same is true for v***r f***d. We have no reason to believe that the low number of prosecutions means only that exact amount of v***r f***d is happening. Rather, it could mean a lack of enforcement is failing to reveal the bulk of the violations that are occurring. Thus, as with many types of crimes, especially victimless crimes, the real number of cases is likely significantly higher than the number reported.

How to Effectively Target V***r F***d
So now that we know v***r f***d is a serious issue, what are some solutions to this problem? States like Michigan have Poll Challenger programs, where observers from both parties may be present at v**er check-in tables at precincts. They check each v**er’s ID against a database of registered v**ers for that precinct to ensure the person attempting to v**e is actually legally qualified to v**e in that precinct. If there’s a discrepancy, the poll challenger may officially challenge the b****t. Other states should implement similar programs.

States should sponsor initiatives to remove dead v**ers and correct the registrations of people registered in multiple states (make them choose just one state). Since many local jurisdictions are reluctant to clean their v**er rolls, federal or state oversight with teeth may be necessary.


Further, v**er ID laws, such as the one implemented by North Carolina, but (wrongly) struck down by three liberal judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit— one appointed by Bill Clinton and the other two appointed by President Obama—are needed to ensure there’s no c***ting with v**es. States should continue to press the issue regardless of recent setbacks by liberal activist judges.

Finally, some have claimed that strong v**er ID laws are r****t, because they disproportionately impact minorities and would prevent minorities from v****g. As a black person, I’m naturally interested in this claim. Thankfully, it turns out to be false. The Heritage Foundation has shown that black v**er turnout actually increased after North Carolina passed its v**er ID law.

Not only was the claimed negative outcome false, but the reasoning was faulty as well. The fact that the law disproportionately impacts minorities does not mean that it is discriminatory. It means, unfortunately, that fewer minorities are in compliance with common-sense safeguards to protect the integrity of our e******ns (i.e., having a driver’s license or photo ID).

To mitigate this concern, states can offer a service that will take people without valid ID to their local government office to apply for proper ID, free of charge. Users could schedule the pickup with their smartphone or a phone call. That way there will be as few barriers as possible to those who want to v**e and are capable of obtaining a valid ID, but cannot due to t***sportation concerns (a reason often given by those who claim v**er ID laws hurt minorities).


So let us not believe false claims that v***r f***d doesn’t exist. It’s real, and we must work to stop it, while making sure those who are eligible to v**e but without proper ID are accommodated fairly.

John Gibbs (@realJohnGibbs) is a regular contributor to The Federalist and RealClearPolitics. He’s worked at Apple as an engineer on the iPhone, and has used his fluency in Japanese to teach technology to churches in Japan. John holds a B.S. in computer science from Stanford University and a master in public administration from Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Again I repeat, who says v***r f***d isnt real her... (show quote)


...so now you believe statistics?

What if national polls suggested that Hillary will win, tomorrow? Would you believe it?

He sites no evidence of actual v***r f***d, but shucks and jives about statistical and totally unrelated correlations.

I assume he's doesn't work in actuarial science or medical statistics...which are actually a better model for determining correlations.

...and by the way, v***r f***d is conducted by both sides...if this i***t can prove how e******ns are swayed...remember when Gore conceded Florida? H*****g chads my ass...biggest v***r f***d in history perpetrated by the National Republican Committee.

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