{"id":1992487,"date":"2023-08-06T13:56:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T17:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/op-ed-election-integrity-is-our-most-critical-battlefield-we-need-a-plan-for-2024\/"},"modified":"2023-08-06T13:58:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T17:58:05","slug":"op-ed-election-integrity-is-our-most-critical-battlefield-we-need-a-plan-for-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/op-ed-election-integrity-is-our-most-critical-battlefield-we-need-a-plan-for-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Op-Ed: Securing Election Integrity: A Must for 2024."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fop-ed-election-integrity-is-our-most-critical-battlefield-we-need-a-plan-for-2024%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1992487&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>We&#8217;re in a War for Election Integrity: The Critical Battlefield for 2024<\/h2>\n<p>During the\u200b Trump administration, it\u200c became clear that we were engaged in a\u200b war \u200dwith \u200cChina. This war wasn&#8217;t fought with guns,\u200b but\u200d it had \u200creal \u2064consequences in the economic and information spaces,\u200d both at home and abroad. Surprisingly, most Americans were \u200bunaware of\u2063 this\u2062 war.<\/p>\n<p>Now, \u2064a book called &#8220;The\u200b Citizen&#8217;s\u200c Guide to Fifth Generation \u200bWarfare&#8221; \u200cis\u2063 shedding light on\u2063 the broader conflict we face with \u200bMarxism and globalism. This conflict has sparked a civil war within our own borders. Just like the war with China, the civil war has two defining characteristics: one side has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-foreign-minister-we-will-maximize-every-last-second-on-getting-the-remainder-of-citizens-out-of-afghanistan\/\" title=\"British Foreign Minister: We will maximize every last second on getting the remainder of citizens out of Afghanistan\">long-term strategy<\/a> and uses unconventional tactics, while the other side remains oblivious to the war.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, Michael Flynn and Boone Cutler&#8217;s book is waking\u2062 people up. It&#8217;s helping them understand the situation and inspiring them to fight back. Flynn and Cutler identify six critical battlefields in this civil war: election integrity, border \u2064security, parental rights, medical freedom, the Bill of Rights, and identifying\u200c and removing fifth-column members of the uni-party. However, election integrity is listed first for a reason.<\/p>\n<p>Free and fair elections are essential for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/op-ed-election-integrity-is-our-most-critical-battlefield-we-need-a-plan-for-2024\/\" title=\"Op-Ed: Securing Election Integrity: A Must for 2024.\">resolving political conflicts nonviolently<\/a> and protecting our democratic\u200c rights and freedoms. Without them, none of our other objectives can be achieved. As history has \u200dshown, the only alternative to free and fair elections is violent conventional war.<\/p>\n<h3>What Defines a \u2064Free and Fair Election?<\/h3>\n<p>In the realm of democracy, free and fair elections are characterized by \u200bcandidates campaigning without interference, voters having access to uncensored information, and election outcomes reflecting the\u2064 will of the\u2063 people. Unfortunately, recent U.S. elections in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022 did not meet these criteria.<\/p>\n<p>A majority of American voters now doubt the integrity of our election processes. However, a democracy cannot function without public confidence in the legitimacy of elected representatives. To avoid a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-a-replica-statue-of-liberty-in-syria-made-from-the-rubble-of-the-artists-home\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show A Replica Statue Of Liberty In Syria Made From The Rubble Of The Artist\u2019s Home?\">bloody civil war<\/a> or life under a\u200b one-party tyranny, it is crucial to restore confidence in elections by\u2063 holding transparent and verifiable elections\u2062 in\u200c 2024.<\/p>\n<h3>Restoring Confidence in Elections: What Can We Do?<\/h3>\n<p>If reforms had been implemented earlier, small\u200c adjustments might have sufficed. However, we are now past that stage. Statements from politicians \u2063will not reassure those who doubt the process. The only way \u200dto restore confidence is to conduct \u2064elections that are completely transparent\u200c and verifiable by ordinary voters.<\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s \u200cnot as simple\u200c as it sounds. An entire infrastructure has been working to \u200bdecrease the transparency and security of our elections. This includes politicians, secretaries of state, and government officials at all levels, along with\u2062 their allies\u2064 in academia, NGOs, the media,\u2062 Big Tech, and global \u200dcorporations.<\/p>\n<p>With all these \u2062institutions working\u2063 against us, the power to turn the tide lies with \u2064the people themselves. However,\u200c there is \u200da lack of coordination among those concerned \u200babout\u200d election integrity. We need tailored reform programs in\u2064 each state to address\u200c the specific deficiencies and dysfunctions\u200d of their election processes.<\/p>\n<p>Time is also\u2063 a complicating factor. While our opponents have\u200c been building their insurgency for decades, the pro-democracy and pro-election integrity movement is relatively new. We must come together, organize, identify necessary\u2064 reforms,\u2064 and mount a campaign to enact those reforms before the 2024 \u2063elections.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a challenging task, but not impossible. Marxism may be ancient and morally bankrupt, but we have the power of youth and truth on our side. With our liberty, lives, and sacred honor at stake, we have no choice but to fight. Let&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-bill-banning-zuckbucks-in-virginia-elections-is-headed-to-gov-glenn-youngkins-desk\/\" title=\"A Bill Banning Zuckbucks In Virginia Elections Is Headed To Gov. Glenn Youngkin\u2019s Desk\">make election integrity<\/a> our most critical\u200b battlefield and plan for a better future in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-election-integrity-critical-battlefield-need-plan-2024\/\">Op-Ed: Election Integrity Is Our Most Critical Battlefield &#8211; We Need a Plan for 2024<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the Trump administration, we acknowledged an ongoing war with China. Although not involving gunfire, it had genuine consequences. 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