Americans have a lot to be thankful for on this day.
On a macro level, the November elections halted this mad rush toward socialism (although there are rumblings about executive orders that could circumvent the will of the people).
We have to wonder how many more seats could have been won in Congress without fraud committed by ACORN wannabes and union operatives with the complicity of government officials? In a way, it's almost like an occupying army comes in and steals close elections. U.S. Department of Justice whistleblowers have testified that the agency won't enforce the section of the Voting Rights Act that requires states to remove deceased voters from the rolls or othewise lift a finger to combat ballot fraud.
For a technologically advanced, industrialized nation, the U.S. has incredibly lax registration and voting procedures that are ripe with fraud, including allowing illegal aliens to vote. One of the first orders of business for the new Congress should be to tighten procedures for voter registration and absentee ballots and to require photo ID in elections in all 50 states.
Back in September during primary season, Maryland resident Rory Cooper addressed this issue on NationalReviewOnline:
Maryland is one of 23 states that maintain the most minimal standards for voter identification, only requiring that you show ID (photo not required) when you register, and never again after that. This allows anyone who knows your full name and polling location to vote in your place with no recourse. ..
Liberals led by the ACLU, the League of Women Voters, and the NAACP contend that voter-ID requirements are designed to suppress minority and Democratic votes, but that has been proven wrong time and time again. ..
A Rasmussen poll in August 2010 found that a full 82 percent of Americans believe all voters should show photo ID before they are allowed to vote, representing a majority in every single demographic group. ..
In ruling after ruling, strict voter-ID laws have been found to be constitutional and not in violation of the Voting Rights Act. Yet that doesn’t stop liberal activist groups from spending countless court hours and taxpayer resources working towards an end goal that invites voter fraud. ..
The point here is not that people should be denied their right to vote. Quite the opposite: Legal and registered citizens should not be denied their right to have their votes fully count by illegal ballots cast mere feet away. ..
It’s time for all 50 states to have commonsense voter-ID laws that require photo identification every time you vote. It is the only way to protect the integrity and security of this sacred obligation for millions of legally registered Americans. Please, will someone check my ID?Connecticut is fortunately on of those states in which photo ID is required. This didn't stop the Democrats from apparently stealing the governor's election in some shady activity in the city of Bridgeport, aided by an inept office of the secretary of the state. The events in Bridgeport were dirty and chaotic.
Lackluster candidate Tom Foley, who allegedly lost the election by some 6,000 votes out of about one million cast, had a solemn obligation to the voters to contest the election and get to the bottom of the vote fraud. Instead, after a few days of saber rattling, he threw in the towel, and let the voters down.
Jim Vicevich summarizes on RadioViceonline:
So let’s see. In Bridgeport we have poll workers on tape mixing official ballots with sample ballots, voters allowed to vote who were not registered, registered voters receiving multiple ballots and what does Foley say? “So the election Tuesday, although very close, was a conclusive victory for Dan Malloy, and this result should not be questioned.” And how does Mr Foley know that the irregularities were not willfull?
...[Foely] was a rich guy looking for another title and clearly out for himself. A guy who wanted to play Governor, not be Governor. It was never about the people of this state, or the fiscal emergency facing Connecticut, it was about him, a throwback to the original elitist RINOs that we will continue to purge from the party.Pajamas Media had a report of vote fraud in neighboring Massachusetts that was likely replicated throughout the country on November 2.
Addedendum: In the midst of all this outrage from liberals about "Tea Party" votes being responsible for Bristol Palin's ascendancy on Dancing With The Stars, the HillBuzz blog quips that Palin supporters were just doing what Democrats do in real elections!
Tom Foley lost. Dan Malloy won. It was a slim victory, but it's over.
ReplyDeleteFoley did not fail because he did not demand a recount, he simply failed to win enough votes. Despite spending $11 Million of his personal money, that was insufficient to buy enough votes, and enough voters' trust. It appears that voters everywhere have inherent mistrust for all these wealthy plutocrats who try to buy their way into public office.
Malloy is a proven public servant who will do a good job in Hartford as Governor. Malloy may not be perfect, but he's far better than Foley. I agree with the comment that Tom Foley seemed in his laid-back lackluster style to be more focused on himself versus the people he hoped to serve. Maybe that's what caused the loss, people did not feel that Foley was fully engaged, just playing at politics.
Tom Foley also has a lot of bad baggage and dirty laundry that came out during the election, that had to hurt him also. If he runs for anything again, Tom Foley will be remembered by voters as the rich guy from Greenwich who failed, and by his opponents as the inexperienced wannabe who has lots of dirty laundry that can be easily attacked.
Constructive suggestion to Tom Foley: Go back to Greenwich, don't run for public office again, they'll just rip you up again and you will waste many more $ millions. If you get nominated for a non-elective role, brace yourself for critics to resurrect all the bad stuff and throw it on the confirmation table.
Anonymous: What public sector union are you affiliated with?
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