Why doesn't the U.S. require voter ID when all 47 countries of Europe require ID (mostly photo ID)? I suspect it happened this way: Before Social Security, many people did not have ID numbers. Besides, voters voted in person in the local precinct where they would have to sign in the presence of a poll watcher. When Europe started to require ID, Democrats in the U.S. and many states resisted. They claimed it was racist and would suppress the vote, and Democrat judges were happy to agree. It is nonsense of course, but it is the only explanation I can think of.
I have a really bad feeling about the election. I think it's very likely the Dems can out-cheat any outcome. My only hope is that the RED turnout is so strong that it's more obvious this time and can be contested, to the extent it can be.
Thank you, Mike. Yes, I think it will be very close - easily in cheating range for the Democrats. I just heard JD Vance say that they are trying to be more aggressive this year in terms of the legal strategy. I can tell you that prior to 2020 the Republican party was asleep and they let the Democrats change the rules across the board. Many of those changes are still in place. We have to keep our fingers crossed. I hope all is well for you. Joe
Of course, our American media are a huge part of the problem. In the old soviet union, Pravda censored the news and made up stories. But, many Soviet citizens knew they could not trust the media, and they were skeptical of the news they read. In the U.S. there are millions of Americans who believe the slanted stories they see and hear on shows like "The View" and "Morning Joe." In that sense, it is worse in the U.S. today than in the old soviet union. To answer your question directly, I don't think we will survive if Dems win the 2024 election.
Beyond all the issues you so correctly and succinctly identified, another foundational one exists: The fact that we depend on gov't officials to conduct elections. Exactly as Merrick Garland and Alejandro Mayorkas have reduced the departments of Justice and Homeland Security to nothing more than corrupt tools operating under color of law to destroy political opponents, so have marxist politicians and bureaucrats in swing states and elsewhere maliciously subverted the election process to the same end. Challenging the treachery of these cretins in the courts has proved far too slow, and no meaningful punishment ever seems to ensue, even when their actions are found illegal or unconstitutional. Without swift review of questionable election issues, and significant punishment for miscreants, we will never see the end, or likely, even a meaningful reduction in election fraud schemes. The foibles of human nature are the integral obstacles to fair and honest governance. ANYONE who games the system, gov't official or private citizen alike, unequivocally must be made to pay a personal price sufficiently painful to deter others from succumbing to the temptation to cheat. The myriad abuses, usurpations, and outright crimes connected with the stolen 2020 election are beyond outrageous, and if left unaddressed, we are toast. Thank you, Joe, for shining a bright light on this existential threat to our Constitutional Republic!
Yours is a well-written outline of the problems we face. As you note, a big part of the problem is the "marxist politicians and bureaucrats in swing states. Add to that the Supreme Courts in some of those swing states. It is a complicated story, but Democrats in the Wisconsin Elections Commission conspired to keep the Green Party off the 2020 ballot. They were mad because the Green Party was blamed for Hillary's loss in 2016. In a shameful 4-3 ruling, the state's Supreme Court ratified the abuse. The 3 dissenting jusctices said that the 4 members in the majority were themselves breaking the law. One justice wrote, "It is ultimate voter suppression when a candidate who presumptively belongs on the ballot is denied ballot access." The PA supreme court did something similar. Without those rulings, Trump would have been president.
Hey Alex, I think many people can't believe these facts are true because, if they were, a major publication like the Washington Post or New York Times would report it. However, I have noticed this pattern: The mainstream media go after easy targets. For example, they "fact check" anonymous postings to Facebook, but ignore the irrefutable findings of VoterGA (obviously manipulated ballot images). The sad thing is that all of the nonsense that was in the 2020 election will be repeated in 2024.
However loathsome they may be, the democrats play the long game. Without valid voter ID, I don’t know how our Republic can survive.
Why doesn't the U.S. require voter ID when all 47 countries of Europe require ID (mostly photo ID)? I suspect it happened this way: Before Social Security, many people did not have ID numbers. Besides, voters voted in person in the local precinct where they would have to sign in the presence of a poll watcher. When Europe started to require ID, Democrats in the U.S. and many states resisted. They claimed it was racist and would suppress the vote, and Democrat judges were happy to agree. It is nonsense of course, but it is the only explanation I can think of.
Joe, as always, your deliveries are pure gold!
I have a really bad feeling about the election. I think it's very likely the Dems can out-cheat any outcome. My only hope is that the RED turnout is so strong that it's more obvious this time and can be contested, to the extent it can be.
Thank you, Mike. Yes, I think it will be very close - easily in cheating range for the Democrats. I just heard JD Vance say that they are trying to be more aggressive this year in terms of the legal strategy. I can tell you that prior to 2020 the Republican party was asleep and they let the Democrats change the rules across the board. Many of those changes are still in place. We have to keep our fingers crossed. I hope all is well for you. Joe
Thanks for another informative article, Joe. Will "democracy" (and our constitutional republic) survive this onslaught of cheating? We'll see.
Hi Russ,
Of course, our American media are a huge part of the problem. In the old soviet union, Pravda censored the news and made up stories. But, many Soviet citizens knew they could not trust the media, and they were skeptical of the news they read. In the U.S. there are millions of Americans who believe the slanted stories they see and hear on shows like "The View" and "Morning Joe." In that sense, it is worse in the U.S. today than in the old soviet union. To answer your question directly, I don't think we will survive if Dems win the 2024 election.
Beyond all the issues you so correctly and succinctly identified, another foundational one exists: The fact that we depend on gov't officials to conduct elections. Exactly as Merrick Garland and Alejandro Mayorkas have reduced the departments of Justice and Homeland Security to nothing more than corrupt tools operating under color of law to destroy political opponents, so have marxist politicians and bureaucrats in swing states and elsewhere maliciously subverted the election process to the same end. Challenging the treachery of these cretins in the courts has proved far too slow, and no meaningful punishment ever seems to ensue, even when their actions are found illegal or unconstitutional. Without swift review of questionable election issues, and significant punishment for miscreants, we will never see the end, or likely, even a meaningful reduction in election fraud schemes. The foibles of human nature are the integral obstacles to fair and honest governance. ANYONE who games the system, gov't official or private citizen alike, unequivocally must be made to pay a personal price sufficiently painful to deter others from succumbing to the temptation to cheat. The myriad abuses, usurpations, and outright crimes connected with the stolen 2020 election are beyond outrageous, and if left unaddressed, we are toast. Thank you, Joe, for shining a bright light on this existential threat to our Constitutional Republic!
Hi Harry,
Yours is a well-written outline of the problems we face. As you note, a big part of the problem is the "marxist politicians and bureaucrats in swing states. Add to that the Supreme Courts in some of those swing states. It is a complicated story, but Democrats in the Wisconsin Elections Commission conspired to keep the Green Party off the 2020 ballot. They were mad because the Green Party was blamed for Hillary's loss in 2016. In a shameful 4-3 ruling, the state's Supreme Court ratified the abuse. The 3 dissenting jusctices said that the 4 members in the majority were themselves breaking the law. One justice wrote, "It is ultimate voter suppression when a candidate who presumptively belongs on the ballot is denied ballot access." The PA supreme court did something similar. Without those rulings, Trump would have been president.
It’s worse than I ever imagined.
Thanks for the fact based exposure of the Democratic Party coup d’etat.
Alex D
Hey Alex, I think many people can't believe these facts are true because, if they were, a major publication like the Washington Post or New York Times would report it. However, I have noticed this pattern: The mainstream media go after easy targets. For example, they "fact check" anonymous postings to Facebook, but ignore the irrefutable findings of VoterGA (obviously manipulated ballot images). The sad thing is that all of the nonsense that was in the 2020 election will be repeated in 2024.