Interesting that with all of the turmoil surrounding Mrs. Clinton that she is now all concerned about voters ability to vote (NYT: Clinton on Voting Rights). Then again, when was distraction not the favorite tool of politicians (“Look over here! Nothing to see over there.”)?
I was listening this morning to a radio discussing voter fraud. Found it ironic one person called made a statement about how little voter fraud actually happens and bolted without any discussion.
I’ve had several conversations with several over the last couple of years. In my research here’s what I found –
1) the actual number of incidents versus the voting population is as it is oft cited by Liberals: minimal or negligible.
- http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/voter-fraud-real-rare/story?id=17213376
- https://www.brennancenter.org/publication/truth-about-voter-fraud
You’ll find similar sources in Mother Jones, Salon, and The Huffington Post
This, however, is where they stop. However, it is a half truth.
2) It is not the number of incidences; it’s not even the even fewer number of convictions. As with the fulcrum and lever (a very large weight can be moved with minimal effort), it’s not the number of incidents, but the impact of those incidents.
Case in point:
During the 2008 Democratic Primary four individuals within Indiana’s Democratic political/election machine were convicted of voter fraud. They forged enough signatures that had it been caught at the time, then candidate Obama might not have been lawfully placed upon the Indiana ballot. Let that sink in. In one place, four individuals (not a large number in contrast to the entire voting population), effectively influenced the outcome of an entire election through fraud. One incident.
This is only one instance. There are many others. Again, number of instances versus number of voters – insignificant. But like the ratio of the rudder on a aircraft carrier, a small thing (relative to the size of the object it influences) can and does modify the outcome (in the case of a ship, its direction) considerably. It doesn’t matter which candidate such may effect – voter fraud literal steals from the masses their legitimate vote, the most significant influence we as citizens have upon the direction of our government. The case above shows just how damaging such fraud can have, regardless of what political party is involved or which candidate it helps or harms.
- http://www.electionintegritywatch.com/be-informed/news-stories/
- http://www.nationalreview.com/article/368234/voter-fraud-weve-got-proof-its-easy-john-fund
- http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/11/04/voter_fraud_and_voter_id_124553.html
- https://www.rnla.org/votefraud.asp
- https://www.truethevote.org/category/voter-fraud
What is glaring about the voter fraud that occurs is (1) not all are convicted (some are dismissed for appropriate reasons; some plea bargain) and (2) it appears from what I have found thus far that the vast majority of these are committed by Democrats (I’ve yet to find a Republican that has been indicted for voter fraud). Interesting, wouldn’t you say?
Don’t know about you, but I’d like to know my vote counts. Otherwise, we are no longer a truly free society.
Lex Rex for All 