Pennylynn wrote:
I intend no disrespect to you, however the action on v***r f***d was by the democrats, in the form of recounts in several states. And if I recall, everyone on that side of the isle was praying for k**lary to recover enough v**es to take the e******n from President Trump. Now, President Trump says, I hear your concerns as a nation, let us find out once and for all if 1) i******s v**ed and 2) if the systems were tampered with. So, now the fine folks from that side, after months of cheering on the v***r f***d idea to actually saying that Russia hacked or may have hacked into the system says.... oh no, there is no v***r f***d. Here is a major issue, as I see it, with v**ers being on the roles after their demise. What if a person registered their aunt who died and then places a v**e for her dear aunt? Take the example of Melowese Richardson she is now in jail. She was convicted of v****g twice in the 2012 e******n and v****g three times — in 2008, 2011 and 2012 — for her sister, Montez Richardson, who has been in a coma since 2003. Is this happening all over the USA? We do not know and there is part of the problem. It is also a known fact, i******s do v**e. Perhaps they do it out of ignorance or they think because they have fraudulent identification cards or stolen IDs and they are on the tax rolls they have a right to v**e is unknown, but the fact is they do v**e. Here is a case of point, the Board of Immigration Appeals of the Executive Office for Immigration Review at the Justice Department held that a Peruvian citizen who illegally registered and v**ed in the 2006 congressional e******n could be deported for violating federal law. The only reason she was caught is because she applied for naturalization in 2007 and admitted in the INS interview that she had v**ed in an American e******n. Is one case worth the effort of a full scale investigation.... I think so. The law off nature states that if an event happens one time, it will be repeated.
So, although I agree with you and feel you presented well thought out response, I also believe that a full scale and in depth investigation has to be mounted regarding v***r f***d. It is not for the benefit of our current president that I say this, but for all future e******ns. As a citizen, it is my privilege to v**e. Whereas the Constitution does not address when a dead person or those in comas give up their right to v**e, it just seems to be commonsense that they no longer have a vested interest in the outcome of e******ns. I******s do not have a right to v**e in our national e******ns.... Indeed, other than the v****g provisions, the Constitution only uses the term citizen to define the qualifications for the House of Representatives, the Senate, the Presidency, guarantee of Privileges and Immunities (Article IV), the 11th Amendment (“citizens of another state”), and the 14th Amendment (naturalization and “privileges or immunities”). There isn’t much that the Constitution favors Citizens and not persons, but the right to v**e is one of them. Although some states are moving in the direction of allowing i******s to v**e in local e******ns, this will not change national e******n requirements. And that will make a problem all on its own.
I intend no disrespect to you, however the action ... (
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There have been no claims of fraud from Dems. It is an established fact that Republican-dominated state governments have purged v**er rolls with, shall we say, unseemly zeal.
Several studies have been conducted over the years. None of them have found more than an infinitesimal small percentage of fraudulent v****g.
In my state, in order to r******r to v**e, a document recently dated from a known entity (a utility bill is the default) AND a picture ID are required. Those are very difficult to obtain fraudulently, don't you think? We did have a case of a fellow who registered here and in a neighboring state who v**ed in both states. He was a Republican member of the state assembly. He remained in office and won re-e******n last Nov.
This is, without question, an attempt by Repubs. to tip the board to their goal. Their lack of concern about one of their colleagues c***ting shouts that to the skies. So do the attempts in the US Senate to eviscerate ethics enforcement. Parallel occurences are reported in several states. Here's one from S Dakota. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/24/south-dakota-republicans-are-about-to-get-rid-of-the-states-first-independent-ethics-commission/&ved=0ahUKEwj76fTip-jRAhXLZiYKHZr6CNQQFghMMAY&usg=AFQjCNGKveogO8ymaeQFoX0T0RQ-nwvR9A&sig2=YwfLaqpy57bjpCuq0KKqJQ
It is very sad what has become of the Republican Party. They are almost universally either disingenuous or outright dishonest.
Consider: One of the provisions of the ACA was that, if an insurance company lost money in a particular market, ACA funds would make them whole. Recently, the Republican Congress indicated, in writing, that they would not release those monies. The natural (and expected) result was that insurance companies withdrew from marginal markets. The same Republicans who sequestered the funds said it was solely due to the ACA.
In my household we say: Question; how can you tell if a Republican is lying? Answer; his lips are moving.