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I think it's amusing how partisan your notion of "rigor" is. Because of a run-of-the-mill software error, you want to take away election power from the states a
by hackyhacky 16d ago
I think it's amusing how partisan your notion of "rigor" is. Because of a run-of-the-mill software error, you want to take away election power from the states and hand it to the federal government, which at the moment is in the hands of someone who has zero credibility regarding running honest elections?
Moreover, you find these 400 erroneous votes deeply problematic but you, I assume, did not ask for federal election oversight in the following cases:
* Georgia improperly purged legitimate voters https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/19/georgia-governor-race-voter-suppression-brian-kemp https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/19/georgia-gove...
* Tarrant County, Texas dramatically reduces polling sites in Democrat-leaning areas, despite population growth https://fortworthreport.org/2026/09/01/advocates-demand-increased-voting-access-as-tarrant-county-considers-cutting-polling-sites/ https://fortworthreport.org/2026/09/01/advocates-demand-incr...
* Tennessee (among other states) gerrymanders its districts to disenfranchise minority voters https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-memphis-voters-feel-now-after-tennessee-split-up-its-majority-black-district https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-memphis-voters-fee...
What I see here is a pattern of attempts to restrict voting among those opposed to the GOP. And these are the people that you trust to provide "rigor" in voting?
- RickJWagner 16d agoSure, fix those problems too. What you are showing is that problems exist. Clearly, work on election integrity is needed. Note that in New Jersey, bipartisan work is being done.
- hackyhacky 15d ago> Sure, fix those problems too. They do exist. What's interesting is that those are problems created by the same people who are currently trying to disenfranchise people through the current push to takeover state elections through the postal service. So color me skeptical of their alleged "good intentions."
- RickJWagner 15d agoExplain how Republicans caused the ineligible votes in New Jersey, please.
- hackyhacky 15d ago> Explain how Republicans caused the ineligible votes in New Jersey, please. I never asserted that they did. Are you arguing with me or with a straw man?
- RickJWagner 15d agoYou wrote: “They ( problems in elections ) do exist. What's interesting is that those are problems created by the same people who are currently trying to disenfranchise people…” Under discussion was the New Jersey ineligible voter problem, to which you responded with problems in perceived over zealous voter restrictions. Clearly, not all the problems are caused by Republicans. There’s room for examination and correction in more than one place.
- hackyhacky 15d agoYou are (intentionally) disregarding the question of intent. The NJ issue was a software bug. It was found and fixed. No amount of big government oversight will prevent bugs, and in fact it may increase them. In contrast, the disenfranchisement in Georgia, Tennessee, and now proposed through the USPS,is fully intentional. Republican don't want legal voters to vote. The situation is not at all comparable.
- RickJWagner 13d agoAfter the Georgia ‘disenfranchisement’ Democrats won, proving all the hysteria is just hogwash. Americans of all kinds ( including minorities ) want voter ID and election security. Stop repeating DNC talking points.