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In reply to the discussion: Lying about illegal voting is cover for election manipulation [View all]global1
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the perfect opportunity to call for an intensive investigation into the voting and election process.
I posted this elsewhere at least two times now and am posting this again here:
The Dems Need To Call Trump On His Allegations And Make Him Put Up Or Shut Up.....
The Dems need to call for and push for an investigation about his claims that "3 to 5 million people" had voted illegally in the 2016 election. They need to say if this president believes this to be true that it completely undermines the whole election process and actions need to be taken to prevent this from happening in further elections.
They need to say that such an investigation needs to be comprehensive in that it will involve a thorough review of the voting and the election process in each state and that this investigation should result in standardizing the voting and election process across all the states. This would result in the possibility of either paper ballot voting or standardized voting machines (same in all states); prohibit reporting of results of an election until all votes are in across the country and they are reviewed and certified.
The American People need to be reassured that the process works and that their vote counts.
I believe that if the Dems push for such an investigation it will get the support of the American People or it will put Trump on notice that his lies have consequences and maybe prevent him from any future lies or putting out alternative facts.