Fraud
posted in General |FRAUD
The November 2006 elections are now history. The echoes of gleeful chortling still can be heard among the winning Democrats, and the somber Republucans are left to wonder what happened while they lick their wounds. Many of the election issues remain to be confronted by the Ds, while many others just slide off the end of the table where they will rest until 2008 or later. There is one particular issue in this latter category that is a sensitive matter —- at least with me.
In every election that I can recall (and that adds up to a fair number) there has been a hue and cry about election fraud; that is, thousands and thousands of votes cast by people who are not eligible to vote, people who are “dead”, non-citizens, phony IDs, voting more than once, illegal aliens, and the list goes on. All of these practices have been used in the Big City machines of both parties, going back into the 1800s,1900s, and 2000s. The practices may have changed, but not the objective which is to elect the candidate of choice, no matter how it is done.
You would think that election fraud would be a hot issue nowadays in view of the narrow margins in many elections. Every time I vote I wonder if my vote will be cancelled by some non registered derelict, or a phony ID or a vote bought for a six pack and a couple of cigars. Way back, there was a story about a controversial office holder who had openly been labelled a “crook”. In response to that Republican accusation,a Democrat replied, “He may be a crook, but he is our crook”. When it comes to election fraud, perhaps the analogous statement would be “Election fraud isn't all bad as long as our guy wins”.
The tragic thing about election fraud is that most people are not riled up about it and just don't seem to care. But I do. I keep asking, “will my vote really count?” Don't hold your breath waiting for meaningful reform. It is not on Ms Pelosi's long agenda.