Joseph
Stalin who never faced a vote of the public is supposed to have said
Something
that should make all of us who want a fair election dread
“Those
who vote decide nothing.
Those who count the vote decide everything.”
Today
the Democrats who see write in ballots to enhance their chance to win
Would
have added to Stalin’s quote this persuasive spin
“Those
who vote by write in ballot decide nothing
Those
who have the right to harvest write ballots decide everything”
Harvesting
of ballots occurs when one is allowed to pick up ballots to then to election
officials deliver
But
with no way to know which ballots were discarded should make one concerned
about fraud shiver
A
collector hovering over a voter as he or she filled out the ballot could
influence the selection
Plus
the chance of altering a ballot destroys the certainty of a fair election
Many
observers believe the 2018 Blue sweep of Orange County was not due to voters’ selection
But
the harvester’s choices of which ballots to drop off and which ballots to face
rejection
Nevada
is in a legal morass with RNC in Nevada’s primary trying to vote harvesting end
Opposed
by the Blues who argue danger of the pandemic and want to use this Blue winning
trend
Looks
like Stalin was right and who gets to count will the winner choose
Which
means those of us who want fair and secret ballot elections lose.
©
May 20, 2020 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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