September 7-10, 2020
Sep 07 08:14 Tim Walz's faux COVID outrage Sep 07 18:31 BLM-NFL marriage exposes NFL as tone-deaf and stupid Sep 08 01:48 Monday from the campaign trail Sep 08 07:54 What is Dan Wolgamott, DFL tool, trying to hide? Sep 08 18:05 American violence questionnaire Sep 09 03:41 Gun sales rising in Minnesota Sep 10 02:03 Let's fix what's broken with early voting Sep 10 06:26 The perils of in-person learning Sep 10 22:05 Heritage Foundation's voter fraud statistics
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Tim Walz's faux COVID outrage
This article reports about the dispute between embattled Gov. Tim Walz and Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka. According to the article, "Ahead of a private meeting between the two on Thursday, Gov. Tim Walz's office issued a stern letter admonishing the Senate Majority Leader for not taking a greater role in the state's COVID-19 response, after repeated criticism from Republicans over the governor's continued use of emergency powers."
Tim Walz and the DFL own the damage done by his shutdown policies. The House DFL majority has kept Gov. Walz's Peacetime Emergency Powers intact. They've voted against shutting those powers off each time a special session is called. The House DFL majority isn't interested in declaring the emergency over. I don't understand why they don't.
According to KSTP 5 At Issue, the monthly reports are definitely improving. According to their reporting 12 people died as a result of COVID in March, 331 died as a result of COVID in April, with 696 dying in May (the peak), followed by 401 in June, 159 in July, followed by 217 in August. I can't wait to hear Gov. Walz and the House DFL explain how 2 months of COVID deaths (July, August) is smaller than a single month (June). Further, I'd love hearing Gov. Walz explain how the peak was reached in May but we're still in a crisis. BTW, my trusty calculator says that the total amount of deaths in July and August is just 54% of the deaths in May.
The first thing Republicans will do if they hold the Senate and retake the majority in the House is end Gov. Walz's autocratic rule of the state. Further, they should vote to open indoor restaurants and change the rules on indoor seating. About 4 minutes into this video, Sen. Gazelka puts a heavy burden on Gov. Walz:
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Sen. Gazelka said "I think it's serious. I think we should take it serious but at the same time, we have to measure all these businesses closing, kids not in school. What are we gonna do about those issues as well?"
The DFL is in trouble this year. They're running ads saying that their candidates will vote to keep your health care. What they aren't talking about is whether they'll vote to send kids back to school. In the suburbs, sending kids back to school is infinitely more important to voters. Further, the DFL won't get away with saying that they're for sending kids back to school if it can be done safely . Everyone knows it can be done safely. That line is just thrown in to protect EdMinn teachers. Private and Christian schools are open in other states. Those schools haven't had anything resembling an outbreak so it can be done safely. Period. Full Stop.
If Gov. Walz and the DFL want to face a hord of angry voters this fall and in 2022, they should just keep doing what they're doing. Thanks to Gov. Walz's and the DFL's mishandling of the COVID crisis while taking us from a surplus to a major deficit while needlessly driving family-run businesses into bankrupty, Gov. Walz and the DFL will get to face that angry mob soon.
Posted Monday, September 7, 2020 8:14 AM
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BLM-NFL marriage exposes NFL as tone-deaf and stupid
This article talks about how what NFL end zones will look like for the future. It says "The end zones at NFL stadiums will be stenciled with a pair of messages calling for an end to systemic racism throughout the 2020 season, Commissioner Roger Goodell revealed during a Tuesday conference call. The phrases 'End racism' and 'It takes all of us' will be seen in the 10-yard scoring areas at either end of the field, Goodell said."
When it comes to PR stupidity, you can't much worse than the NFL. The NFL, you'll remember, is the pro sports league that thought that suspending Ray Rice for 2 games was sufficient after he assaulted his then-fiance coming out of an Atlantic City casino elevator. This year, the spineless 'leaders' of the NFL folded like a cheap suit when the players decided that they'd support the BLM organization. Had the NFL had a spine, they would've told the players they wouldn't support terrorists like BLM. If you have a problem with the word terrorists, watch these videos, then tell me that word doesn't fit:
Yesterday in Pittsburgh, PA - BLM terrorists accost yet more people dining at a restaurant. They drank people's beverages from off their tables, broke glass, and knocked things around in the outdoor dining area. Sent by @mammayjustajoo (1/2) pic.twitter.com/OkiVR3oqI3
- Kitty Shackleford (@KittyLists) September 6, 2020
Yesterday in Pittsburgh, PA - BLM terrorists accost yet more people dining at a restaurant. They drank people's beverages from off their tables, broke glass, and knocked things around in the outdoor dining area. Sent by @mammayjustajoo (1/2) pic.twitter.com/OkiVR3oqI3
- Kitty Shackleford (@KittyLists) September 6, 2020
9/5/20 Pittsburgh, PA | Protesters stopped at restaurants later that night to educate diners on their complaints. Credit: Ed Thompson https://t.co/y9UoglVF74 pic.twitter.com/bA81xGIygQ
- Liz Jones (@LizJone26271417) September 6, 2020
BLM's co-founders are admitted "trained Marxists." Further, BLM stands for the destruction of the nuclear family. Why would the NFL want to connect with BLM? People are figuring out who BLM is and what they represent. This isn't a winning situation for the NFL. If the NFL had someone smart running their PR operations, that person would've told them that it's most important to not alienate anyone. When people tune out, which will happen this fall, revenues drop. The PR person should've asked the players what's most important -- to keep the fat paychecks coming or to establish a relationship with a radical activist organization?
The NFL and society would be farther better off if the players focused on fixing problems rather than starting a conversation. Anyone can start a conversation. Thus far, only President Trump has fixed any problems. When someone says that they'd like to start a conversation about race, it sounds like President Obama prepping for a beer summit. The Beer Summit didn't do any harm but it didn't fix anything, either.
Posted Monday, September 7, 2020 6:31 PM
Comment 1 by Chad Q at 07-Sep-20 06:53 PM
I have given up on any sport that panders to BLM which pretty much leaves me with nothing to watch but I have better things to do with my weekends. If NHL hockey goes full on BLM like the rest have done, I'll be giving up my Wild season tickets. I don't watch sports to watch a bunch of overpaid, undereducated, spoiled athletes tell me how I should act and bow o BLM. Shut the hell up, throw the ball, catch the ball, hit the ball, that's all I ask.
Monday from the campaign trail
This article highlights today's campaign from the battleground states. Kamala Harris, the Democrats' nominee for Joe Biden's ticket, spent the day in Wisconsin. Biden spent the day in Pennsylvania pretending to be the unions' friends.
Later, at an AFL-CIO virtual town hall with union President Richard Trumka, Biden called Trump's alleged remarks about fallen soldiers being "losers" and "suckers" un-American and said Trump would never understand why Americans serve. Trump has denied the remarks. "He'll never understand you, he'll never understand us, he'll never understand our cops, our firefighters, because he's not made of the same stuff," Biden said.
That's the least of Biden's worries, though. This is a much bigger worry:
Joe Biden orders his staff to move up his teleprompter and lets out a very labored sigh while waiting for the prompter to scroll.
Is he ok? Why can't he answer a question without a teleprompter?
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- Abigail Marone (@abigailmarone) September 7, 2020
What's happening to Joe Biden? We've gotten reports that he's gone bikeriding in his neighborhood so it isn't that he's out of shape. I'm not a doctor so I won't speculate about what's happening. Still, honest people have admitted that Vice President Biden isn't capable of remembering important things.
Even if Biden remembered things, he'd still be at a loss because he isn't capable of putting the US on the right economic path. Larry Kudlow eviscerates Biden in this interview:
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What's impressive is that President Trump didn't just preside over a great economy once. The pre-COVID economy was excellent. Then COVID hit, which shut the US economy down for 2 months. When it re-opened, it started creating jobs virtually immediately. When the economy created 2,700,000 jobs in May, the unemployment rate dropped from 14.7% to 13.3%. When the economy created 4,800,000 jobs in June, the unemployment rate dropped to 11.1%. When the economy created 1,800,000 jobs in July, the unemployment rate dropped to 10.2%. When the economy created 1,400,000 jobs in August, the unemployment rate dropped to 8.4%. Since re-opening from COVID, the economy has created 10,600,000 jobs in 4 months.
That's more jobs created in 4 months than Obama-Biden created in 8 years. Then there's Kamala Harris fracking flip-flop :
BASH: President Trump, Vice President Pence, they have been campaigning more and more on the issue of fracking, which is a process of oil and gas drilling. They think that this is going to help them win votes in key states like Pennsylvania. Joe Biden has said - quote - "I am not banning fracking." During your primary campaign, you said that you supported a ban. Are you comfortable with Joe Biden's position?
HARRIS: Yes, because Joe is saying, listen, one, those are good- paying jobs in places like Pennsylvania, and, two, that we need to also invest and put a significant investment in the good-paying union jobs that we can create around clean energy, around renewable energy. And that is the kind of approach we need to have, but always understanding that it's a false choice to suggest that we either take care of jobs or we take care of our environment. We can do both, and we should do both.
Here's the video of Sen. Harris being as dishonest as San Fran Nan about getting hoodwinked by a salon owner:
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Other than Joe needing a teleprompter to read his answer to an AFL-CIO question and Sen. Harris's fracking flip-flop, there was nothing new from the Democrat campaign trail.
Posted Tuesday, September 8, 2020 1:48 AM
Comment 1 by Gretchen L Leisen at 08-Sep-20 10:02 AM
Aside from some irritations about Democrat lying, etc. the weekend was infinitely pleasurable, politically speaking. Seeing the multiple Trump flotillas around the country was enough to put a smile on any normal person's face. Go, Trump, Go!
Comment 2 by eric z at 08-Sep-20 01:17 PM
Gary, be glad you post on the internet. If you had to rely on the DeJoy post office, this post would be out Nov. 8.
But he's making it slower.
Response 2.1 by Gary Gross at 08-Sep-20 10:03 PM
Eric, why the hate on DeJoy? He's a logistics genius. The last postmasters general were bureaucrats.
What is Dan Wolgamott, DFL tool, trying to hide?
Dan Wolgamott is running for re-election in HD-14B. The fact that he got elected in the first place is something of a miracle as he's mostly a DFL tool. A digital ad running for Wolgamott says that he'll fight to for us to keep our health care. (Because it's a digital ad, I can't embed it here.)
Be that as it may, I'm betting that most voters couldn't care less about the issue. Higher on their priority list are whether the DFL will vote to strip Tim Walz of his Peacetime Emergency Powers. Another high priority for voters is opening up schools, followed by opening up restaurants. Thus far, Mr. Wolgamott has voted each time to keep Gov. Walz's Peacetime Emergency Powers intact, which means he hasn't had to vote on whether to open schools or restaurants.
That means that Wolgamott is a DFL shill. He represents Tim Walz, the DFL, Education Minnesota and HD-14B in that order. In fact, it's questionable whether Wolgamott represents HD-14B. Proof of that is scarce.
UPDATE: Dan Wolgamott has blocked me, his constituent, on Twitter:
I did a search for Wolgamott's Twitter ID using these search terms: dan wolgamott twitter That must be his legislative Twitter ID because a) I found another Twitter ID for him. That ID is @DanForMN and b) the Twitter ID that I'm blocked from seeing is @RepWolgamott .
This infuriates me more than a little. @RepWolgamott is Dan Wolgamott's legislative ID. Why can't I see my representative's tweets that pertain to his work in the legislature? Is it because he's also using his legislative Twitter ID for his campaign? If that's happening, that's illegal. Politicians can't use government resources for their campaigns. (The first time I became aware of that was when then-Attorney General Mike Hatch used official Attorney General stationery to send out a fundraising appeal in 2006. That bright line still exists.)
This isn't surprising. It's just additional proof that Wolgamott is a tool for the DFL. One last thing on Wolgamott's Twitter ID: when he ran for his current House seat in 2018, his campaign Twitter ID was @Wolgie. That Twitter ID is nowhere to be found.
Final question: what's Wolgamott hiding?
Posted Tuesday, September 8, 2020 7:54 AM
Comment 1 by Gretchen L Leisen at 08-Sep-20 09:58 AM
Wolgamott is a rather typical DFL candidate. He wants to be elected so bad that he shops around for an open seat - anywhere is sufficient. Then when he finds one, he enters the race. He got lucky in 2018.
American violence questionnaire
For more than 2 weeks, Democrats have insisted that the violence in America's streets was happening in "Donald Trump's America." Joe Biden suggested multiple times that it was President Trump's fault. To prove the dishonesty of these assertions, a simple set of questions will suffice. Let's get started proving the Democrats' dishonesty.
- During any of the riots, did President Trump instruct the Democrat mayors to go easy on the rioters?
- Did President Trump tell Ted Wheeler, Portland's Democrat mayor, to look the other way while Antifa destroyed Wheeler's city?
- When Officer Derek Chauvin put his knee on George Floyd's neck, was it because he'd received bad training?
- Or did it happen because the powers-that-be in Minneapolis haven't changed the culture within the Minnneapolis Police Department?
- Did President Trump have anything to do with either the officers' training or the culture within the MPD?
- When Lori Lightfoot, Chicago's Democrat Mayor, told President Trump she didn't need federal help, was that President Trump's fault?
- Was it President Trump's fault when the Rochester Police Chief and his deputy retire today?
When Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey ordered the police to abandon the Second Precinct Police Station, did he give those instructions on President Trump's instruction?
Check this out:
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Here's another set of questions:
- If, God forbid, Joe Biden is elected this November, will Ted Wheeler suddenly become Portland's version of Joe Arpaio?
- Would Jacob Frey suddenly turn into a Minneapolis version of Clint Eastwood?
- Would Bill de Blasio suddenly turn into Serpico?
Let's get serious a moment. Joe Biden's accusations shouldn't be taken seriously. His accusations only make sense if President Trump is in charge of the police forces in Rochester, Portland, New York, Minneapolis and Chicago. Since the US Constitution is built on the principle of federalism, Biden's accusations don't make any sense. Then again, nothing makes sense to a candidate who looks like this:
Joe Biden orders his staff to move up his teleprompter and lets out a very labored sigh while waiting for the prompter to scroll.
Is he ok? Why can't he answer a question without a teleprompter?
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- Abigail Marone (@abigailmarone) September 7, 2020
Here's the video by itself:
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That candidate is barely able to read a teleprompter. Is he the guy you'd want handling an international crisis? I wouldn't.
Posted Tuesday, September 8, 2020 6:05 PM
Comment 1 by eric z at 08-Sep-20 09:15 PM
Biden admitted that anyone could beat Trump. Then he weaseled his way into being the candidate. Whether he wins or loses, he's owned by the same people who own Trump; the big money donors.
Bernie would have won and made a difference. Biden's admitted nothing will fundamentally change. Just more stability, better on the pandemic, better on climate change and weaning the world off fossil fuels. Just better. Less bombast, more experience, AND fewer bankruptcies.
Response 1.1 by Gary Gross at 08-Sep-20 10:01 PM
Eric, Trump isn't owned by anyone. He's been rich for decades. That's why he's called the blue collar billionaire. Getting rid of fossil fuels is a pipe dream. Once you try getting rid of fossil fuels, you make the US vulnerable to relying on Middle East oil. No Thanks!!! As for the myth that Biden would be better on COVID, didn't you pay attention to Trump standing up factories to build ventilators, N95 masks & PPE? Didn't you notice Trump inviting companies to the WH to start innovating for building new testing machines? Walmart, CVS, Walgreen & Target set up parking lots to let the medical tech companies use their parking lots to do COVID testing? These are things that Biden wouldn't thought of in a million years.
That's before giving Peter Navarro the assignment of bringing medical supply chain companies back from China to the United States so China can't blackmail us or hold us hostage again.
Gun sales rising in Minnesota
This article shouldn't surprise people. Since DFL politicians like Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey let Minneapolis get torched, it was inevitable that citizens would start taking matters into their own hands. This article simply confirms that:
Gun dealers in Minnesota attribute a surge in firearms sales to anxiety over the coronavirus, civil unrest and the uncertainties involving the presidential race. The National Shooting Sports Foundation says there were about 21,900 background checks for gun purchases in Minnesota in August of 2019. This year, there were nearly 35,000 in the same month.
This says it all:
Dave Amon, an agent at Gunstop of Minnetonka, said the demand shows no signs of slowing especially as the changing role of law enforcement is in the spotlight, the Star Tribune reported. "I've seen a lot more single moms that are scared and need something to protect them," he said. "They're scared when people talk about defunding the police."
This is an indictment against DFL mayors and DFL Gov. Tim Walz. They let Minneapolis burn the first 2 nights of the George Floyd Riots. Frey gave orders to sacrifice Minneapolis's Third Precinct Police Station. When it went up in flames, so did the surrounding neighborhood:
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Here's drone video of the riots' damage:
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That's what happens when there's a leadership vacuum. When politicians won't act, the citizenry will. This isn't unusual. It's quite predictable, in fact.
Posted Wednesday, September 9, 2020 3:41 AM
Comment 1 by Chad Q at 09-Sep-20 06:22 PM
Not sure what good a gun is going to do anyone because ammo is almost non-existent on store shelves and online. I supposed you can throw it at someone.
Let's fix what's broken with early voting
It's obvious that Democrats want to abuse the early voting system this year. That's why Hillary instructed Joe Biden not to concede on election night under any circumstances. That's only the start of cleaning up elections, though. What's also required is the elimination of universal mail-out voting. If states want to vote by mail, they should be required to send out ballots upon request only .
This website shows the different starting dates for early voting and absentee voting. Saying that it's a mish-mash is understatement. Since the federal government has a legitimate interest in federal election integrity , it should have the right to establish legally binding guidelines.
For instance, people shouldn't be allowed to vote until after the first presidential debate. Federal law should reflect that principle. Alabama doesn't have a law that allows early voting but it allows in-person absentee voting. By coincidence, in-person absentee voting starts today. In-person absentee voting ends in Alabama on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. That's virtually 2 months of voting. By contrast, Massachusetts allows early voting, which starts on Saturday Oct. 17, 2020 and ends on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020.
If a state wants to do vote-by-mail, the federal government has the right to keep things orderly. Currently, different states have different end dates. That's fine within certain parameters. What's required for election integrity is certainty. For instance, the federal government should have the right to tell vote-by-mail states that those states must require that those ballots be returned 1 week before Election Day and that they must start counting them before Election Day.
The notion that states should have a leisurely system for voting is stupid. It sacrifices election integrity on the altar of election enfranchisement. It's worth reminding people that the only people voting are adults. The nation has the right to expect adults to be able to follow straightforward rules. Period. Full stop. Giving people time to vote is fine. Giving people essentially 2 months to vote isn't required. Further, if the voting time is reduced from 2 months to 3 weeks, voters won't get disenfranchised . Finally on this subject, requiring that vote-by-mail ballots be received a week before Election Day isn't an unreasonable burden.
An adult who can't fit voting into a 3 week period isn't a motivated voter. If the individual isn't motivated to vote, society shouldn't care if the individual votes. The job of politicians is to make life fair. Giving a registered adult 3 weeks to vote it totally fair.
Finally, for vote-by-mail only states, their voters should be required to get their ballots in a week before Election Day. Citizens have the right to a peaceful transfer of power. That require an election without drama. The system that the Democrats want is fraught with peril. The goal should be a fair election that gives registered voters the time to vote while still guaranteeing election security.
Having a system that the judiciary is required to make rulings on isn't a system that we should aspire to. It's a system that W e T he P eople should immediately reject. Anyone that rejects this proposed system isn't interested in election integrity. They're interested in chaotic elections.
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Posted Thursday, September 10, 2020 2:03 AM
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The perils of in-person learning
Perils of Going to School
By Ramblin' Rose
Perils of Going to School
By Ramblin' Rose
Experts, including pediatricians, and some politicians encourage the return to personal instruction for our nation's youth in the classroom. Some politicians and many teachers demand that only distance learning occur. Many school districts have chosen one or the other, while other districts have created 'hybrid' programs that appear to challenge even a professional scheduler.
It befuddles one to find the logic (other than fewer bodies in a building on any given day) of attending school one to four days per week but never five. How do working parents adjust to such schedules? How will students know when to go and what to have prepared? Schools (K-16) have tried A/B days, rotating schedules (morning vs. afternoon), six classes out of seven meeting every day on a rotational basis with less than desired results.
While parents, students, and administrators should employ caution in making the best decisions for the children and the community, there are news articles that are just as frightening as the virus. Teachers have actually published their fears that parents and community members may actually be able to observe the digital classes and learn of the indoctrination programs in contemporary curricula. Much of that propaganda has remained in the classroom when only the students attended classes.
Last spring, Harvard professor Elizabeth Bartholet called homeschooling 'dangerous.' Her claim was 'the lack of regulation on homeschooling poses a danger to children, because it risks depriving them of an adequate education: .'
An adequate education? By whose standards?
While it is no surprise that others share her viewpoint, it is alarming that the leftists are not making any attempt to hide their disdain for families and family values and for their belief for secrecy and authoritarianism.
Matthew Key, an English instructor at the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, bemoaned his loss of 'what happens here stays here' ideology. He wrote:
"While conversation about race are in my wheelhouse, and remain a concern in this no-walls environment, I am most intrigued by the damage that 'helicopter/snowplow' parents can do in the host conversations about gender/sexuality. And while 'conservative' parents are my chief concern, I know that the damage can come from the left too. If we are engaged in the messy work of destabilizing a kid's racism or homophobia or transphobia, how much do we want their classmates' parents piling on?"
He is not alone in his fears. Across the country, teachers have marched with placards about not being able to teach from a grave; some have brought body bags to their 'protests.' After this admonition from Mr. Key and some who responded to his posts, as well as the posts that educators have placed on Facebook, one wonders if their fear is for their personal well-being or for the discovery of their efforts to warp the minds of our young people. (Given the age of the anarchists in the streets destroying our cities this summer, one knows from their actions that the progressive agenda has been widely disseminated across postsecondary campuses with the desired results - hate for America and its freedoms.
President Trump is totally correct. The money should follow the child as the parents decide the place and type of education that they choose for their child/children. Unfortunately, federal funding accounts for only about 7%. State and local taxes provide the rest, and liberals will continue to fund and cry for increased funding for public schools. The teachers are already demanding 'hazardous-duty pay' and 'front-line workers.'
It is a dark time in the USA when public employees call parents 'dangerous interlopers and intrusive outsiders.' We were warned that socialists/Marxists/communists would take over the country by brainwashing our children. We did not pay attention.
Posted Thursday, September 10, 2020 6:26 AM
Comment 1 by eric z at 10-Sep-20 09:45 AM
Why do PhD candidates have a thesis advisor? Why do MD trainees do rounds? Why do unions have apprenticeships? It is as if to gain skills you need to learn directly from those having skills.
Just saying.
Also, homelessness is real; so home school out of that bind? Admittedly, Warren Buffet could home school if so inclined. Any wealthy wall streeter could. It's not that difficult is it?
Comment 2 by John Palmer at 10-Sep-20 03:54 PM
It is indeed a dark time in education when educators claim the right to determine what is to be taught without consideration of the underlying views of the children's first and foremost educators, the parents. Yes I know not every child's parenting circumstance is ideal but that is no excuse to write off every child whose parents want a role in determining educational content.
Those who want a role in determine what is taught should not be considered interlopers or outsiders. Remember schools have been organized to serve in the place of parents and school employees are hired to assist parents or guardians in the education of their children.
When school employees see themselves as infinitely superior to parents and guardians in determining what children the raising of children shifts away from parents and guardians to the agents of the state. The slippery slope toward state control of child rearing is what represents outsiders and interlopers in what is a parental right.
Heritage Foundation's voter fraud statistics
According to Reuters, voting fraud is "extremely rare." Reuters is either dishonest or stupid. This Heritage Foundation study suggests that Reuters isn't honest.
According to Heritage, "Although talk of voter fraud may be increasing because of the stakes in the 2020 election, The Heritage Foundation's election fraud database has been around for four years. With the addition of our latest batch of cases, we are up to 1,285 proven instances of voter fraud." Heritage next states that "Heritage's database is by no means comprehensive. It doesn't capture all voter fraud cases and certainly doesn't capture reported instances that aren't even investigated or prosecuted. The database is intended to demonstrate the vulnerabilities in the election system and the many ways in which fraud is committed."
When President Trump talks about voter fraud within the mail-in voting system, the MSM treats his statements like the statements of a lunatic. Other Democrats treat him like he's a little green man from Mars. Since the MSM treats CNN's Jim Acosta like he's a legitimate reporter, it isn't surprising that few people take the MSM's characterizations seriously.
This article highlights the MSM's bias:
These groups have helped lead a larger movement in the Republican Party that has seen states pass restrictions on voting, including strict voter identification laws passed by nine states since 2005. They have sought purges of voter rolls that could disproportionately affect minority voters, who tend to vote for the Democratic Party, according to voting-rights advocates and election officials who have opposed these efforts.
When I worked at Fingerhut years ago, one of the things we'd deal with was the NCOA data. NCOA was the acronym for the Post Office's National Change Of Address system. Each day, we would create a tape containing the new addresses of people that moved.
One of the requirements of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 was the creation of Statewide Voter Registration Systems in each state. HAVA requires the timely updating of the SVRS.
The Reuters article didn't address the lawsuits won by Judicial Watch that required the cleaning up of voter roles in multiple states. Apparently, some counties see the timely updating of their SVRS as an option, not as a requirement. HAVA is quite clear; timely updating of the SVRS is a requirement. We know from videos like this that voter fraud exists:
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The usual excuse is that voter fraud isn't widespread. That's an important admission. For years, Democrats insisted that it didn't happen. Period. What's more important than whether voter fraud is widespread is whether the party committing voter fraud flips the majority because of the fraud or whether the party maintains their majority because of the fraud.
Posted Thursday, September 10, 2020 10:05 PM
Comment 1 by Gretchen L Leisen at 11-Sep-20 07:22 PM
It is obvious that the news media and their apologists have never looked into close Minnesota election recounts. MN Democrats are pros at stealing elections.
The Al Franken vs Norm Coleman election was stolen openly with little attempt to cover it up. Finding a box of uncounted ballots in the truck of a Franken supporter on the Iron range - which were all Franken votes - is not that suspicious and filled with fraud?
I was told by participants in the recount that the Democrats had high-powered lawyers from California in all the central Minnesota precincts. One acquaintance said she was afraid of these people who harassed them as they were doing the recount.
Comment 2 by Chad Q at 12-Sep-20 07:44 AM
Of course voter fraud is hard to prove when you aren't signing your ballot or having to provide an ID to vote. Just wait until all the late mail in votes are counted.