GOP's Path to Victory Not
Voter Fraud – It’s Voter Suppression
Very good data in this Pew research report
which is mentioned in this fine article which addresses
how to deconstruct America — which is Steve Bannon’s dream.
Both are worthwhile to research sites.
I draw your attention this at that second link above: It shows CNN’s Chris Cuomo in a one-to-one interview with Gregg Phillips. Phillips (he is Trump's guy) behind the 3 million voter fraud claim. Phillips claims he knows the number of illegal votes, but cannot
release the findings for he is still validating them. On top of that he
also seems to suggest that the work he and his friends are doing can be done
faster by the Government. Watch that exchange (about 4-minutes) drawn here from Youtube:
Who is Gregg Phillips
(posted:
January 28, 2017)
The latest part of that
ambitious Trump/Bannon plan is the voter fraud commission current co-run by Kris Kobach from Kansas –
the KS AG anti-and-against everything and VP Mike Pence as the commission co-chair.
The voter fraud commission status from
various reputable links (not pretty):
Two valid assumptions:
1. If Voter Fraud is proven to
be false, then Trump loses all of his credibility (but he wouldn’t care one bit – his spin would kick into high gear).
2. If Voter Fraud is proven to
be true, then American democracy as we know it loses all credibility (then there would be no coming back from that
point which to help the nation regain any credibility or trustworthiness) –
we could become a country like the others with only a hereditary leader or hereditarily-determined
oligarchy – (but, wait, aren’t we heading
that way now with the Trump-Kushner bunch that is growing it seems, almost
daily)!
Note that these things are NOT voter fraud. They are poor
record keeping or simply a lack of attention about being a responsible citizen
and taking voting more seriously:
1. Approximately 12.7 million
records nationwide that appear to be out of date and no longer reflect the
voter’s current information.
2. More than 1.8 million records
for people who are no longer living, but have registrations on voter rolls.
3. Some 12 million records have incorrect
addresses or have errors in the information and difficult for postal service.
Here are more signs of lousy record keeping, but once again
those things are NOT FRAUD unless someone actually does vote twice – then that’s
the crime:
1. Almost 2.7 million people appeared to be registered in two states (some
like here are Trump family members current or former W/H officials).
2. More than 70,000 people could be registered in three or more.
3. In all, more than 2.75 million people appear to have multiple
registrations.
The solution is simple I believe: We need a nation-wide instant check plan like the one
banks use when someone accesses an ATM’s for cash withdrawal or for gun
purchases. Such a system flags the person and prevents them from voting twice
or voting in more than one location. Verification would be instant, certainly
quick, and immediate – security of that massive database is of course crucial.
Story continues at the Pew link above and this it is
also related to great data from the Brennan Center for
Justice at NYU.
Great bookmark for future reference.
This is an issue that
impacts us all. Keep in mind nothing should ever stop a legal, fully-registered
American from voting anyway they choose. It’s is a right and a great privilege –
do not abuse it – keep your records accurate and up-to-date.
Thanks for stopping by.
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