Doubts about Election Integrity Endanger Our Republic
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Anyone who says there was no evidence of voter fraud in the 2020 election is living in denial or not paying attention to any new sources. Some of the videos that have been exposed (rooms emptied of workers and containers of ballots beginning to be processed), documentaries (Dinesh D’Souza’s “2000 Mules”), eyewitness accounts of questionable acts involving voting or vote counting (ballots without any folds coming in and being processed), might not be conclusive in proving voter fraud, but they are deserving of a thorough investigation—and definitely not by anyone involved or loyal to the Biden-Harris administration or California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
I believe that voting integrity is of the utmost importance in keeping “a government of the people, by the people, for the people.” If the “people” do not have confidence in their vote being counted and having the power it is supposed to have, it weakens our republic. This has possibly never been in question more strongly than now—at this time, our time, in history. I believe there is currently an active two-tiered system of justice, maybe even three. January 6 Capitol trespassers are being prosecuted as treasonous criminals, while the left’s Antifa have burned down parts of cities, attacking businesses with impunity. It is also discouraging to the integrity of our elections when there is talk and consideration of non-citizens being allowed to vote. This weakens citizens’ confidence in their vote being valued and causes doubt whether their vote matters. This makes some or all of these issues mentioned (which are just a few of many more not mentioned) an attack on the integrity, or a call to question, our very important and cherished voting system.
Along with an increased suspicion of voter fraud, there is not a lot of reporting of voter fraud investigations. There needs to be more awareness of the issue and more robust investigations. If a person votes that does not qualify as a legal voter (i.e., convicted felon, not a U.S. citizen), we need a dedicated system in place to identify, prosecute, and publicize these offenders. This would bring a source of confidence to legal voters in our voting system.
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Another way to ensure that votes are made by legal voters and to build more confidence is to require an ID to vote. Requiring a legitimate, legal government ID is about the simplest way to bring security to our voting system. The popular argument against requiring an ID is ridiculous, that this alienates those that cannot get IDs from voting. You need an ID to buy bullets, alcohol in most places, to drive, to register into a hotel, get a bank account, get into most night clubs, to buy a can of spray paint, to be in our military, and many other situations.
It is very important to our future at every level of government that we enforce our voting laws, require a valid ID to turn in a ballot, minimize harvesting (i.e., two ballots maximum for drop-off ballots for people that cannot get to a polling location), and secure ballot counts. We need to give confidence to legal voters that every vote is very important and that the integrity of our voting system is perceived by voters as solid and as unviolated by nefarious sources as possible. If we cannot secure our voting, and if voters do not have confidence in the integrity of our system, our republic is in great jeopardy.
In Huntington Beach, California, many are preparing for the 2024 elections. In 2022, the council flipped from a 6–1 progressive-leaning council to a more conservative council of 4–3. The 2022 election sent a message that most residents did not like or approve of the direction of the previous council by an overwhelming vote for four new conservative candidates. The current council has a simple direction and that is to serve the citizens and businesses of Huntington Beach first and discourage outside entities (i.e., state progressive government) from interfering with local affairs.
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