To the cheaters go the spoils.
We sneer in this country when we see the massive voter fraud in Russia (more votes for Putin in some areas than there were registered voters) or Venezuela (organized voter thuggery). But we should be careful in our high-mindedness ... for we are rapidly becoming equally corrupt ... so much so that I fear our democracy is in jeopardy. We have seen the seedy side of "community organizers" in the exposure of ACORN's shenanigans (see:
Many Instances). We have seen local elections in Chicago and Nevada that were clearly rigged. We have even had nation-wide elections that are suspected of to have been stolen ... JFK's in particular. Democrats decry George W. Bush's first election as being decided by the U.S. Supreme Court ... but would have been perfectly happy to have it determined by the clearly-biased Florida Supreme Court.
I have recently read a compelling blog that deals with this subject in a plain-talk manner. May I suggest that you give it a gander. It's not very long ... see:
The Diplomad. And, if you like this former U.S. diplomat's (and UCLA graduate's) style, go back from time to time to read his insightful analysis of the world and national situation. I have a generic link to his blog on this blog. (He is about to spill the inside poop on Hillary's tenure at Foggy Bottom.)
Back to voter fraud. This country is overwhelmingly Conservative (see:
Gallup Survey), yet Liberals keep winning elections where they probably shouldn't. There can be few explanations for these inconsistencies other than Democrat-organized voter fraud. (There might even be some cheating on the part of Republicans ... particularly in the South. This too is inexcusable.) Although many citizens understand this is happening, they do nothing. And, when they do something to stop voter fraud, they are charged with "voter suppression."
This electoral misfeasance is a grievous wrong and needs to be remedied if we have any chance of maintaining our Democratic institutions. Perhaps a political party might be charged under the federal Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) statutes? (You know which one I mean.) Wouldn't that be a breath of fresh air? Perhaps even, if Romney can win the Presidency this fall (despite expected massive voter fraud), his adiministration might begin the thankless job of cleaning these Aegean stables? And returning us to a nation that our founding fathers would recognize.
