Like most Americans, I grew up with Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and the Great Pumpkin. Over time I grew to accept them for the fantasies of youth. Now, as adults, we are being asked to accept a new holiday entity, Invisible Immigrants and Dead People on Election Day casting ballots. Not only are they voting, but they are doing so in such great numbers as to invalidate our election process and this will require onerous validation procedures for all.
On Thursday, Donald Trump plans to address the nation to make his case regarding this perceived threat. He plans to release newly declassified intelligence on investigations into voting machine vulnerabilities. Given all previous attempts by Mr. Trump to claim that U.S. elections are rigged have been found to be bogus, we can expect another trip down the Yellow Brick Road that makes a right turn into Wonderland with hookah-smoking caterpillars. Numerous courts, ballot audits, and Trump’s own first-term Justice Department found no such fraud or proof that U.S. elections are rigged.
His motive is clear. He wants more control over the elections process. He wants to override the Constitution to take power away from the states. Facing a difficult November midterm election, he wants to see what he can do to tip the scales in favor of his MAGA republicans. It is Trump Classic, all elections we win are fair and all elections we lose are rigged. All of this is from a man who called Georgia’s Sec. of State to request that he “find” 11,780 votes. Yes, if there is any evidence of attempted voter fraud, we know where to look.
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