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John Fund and Hans von Spakovsky: Why Trump's probe of voter fraud is long overdue
FOX News ^ | January 25, 2017 | By John Fund, Hans A. von Spakovsky

Posted on 01/25/2017 6:43:27 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee

President Trump has announced that his administration will be launching a major investigation of voter fraud, including those who are registered in more than one state, “those who are illegal” and those voters who are dead but still registered. This followed a media firestorm in which the New York Times and others called Trump’s assertion a “lie.”

But just last week, President Obama told a whopper at his last news conference that went almost completely unnoticed, much less criticized.

He promised he would continue to fight voter-ID laws and other measures designed to improve voting integrity. The U.S. is “the only country among advanced democracies that makes it harder to vote,” he claimed.

This is demonstrably false. All industrialized democracies — and most that are not — require voters to prove their identity before voting.

Britain was a holdout, but last month it announced that persistent examples of voter fraud will require officials to see passports or other documentation from voters in areas prone to corruption.

The real problem in our election system is that we don’t really know to what extent President Trump’s claim is true because we have an election system that is based on the honor system. . .

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TOPICS: Editorial
KEYWORDS: election; first100days; trump45; voterfraud
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1 posted on 01/25/2017 6:43:27 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee
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To: Brad from Tennessee
The U.S. is “the only country among advanced democracies that makes it harder to vote,” [Obama]claimed.
This is demonstrably false.

Of course. But the media won't report it. They are too busy accusing Trump of lying about everything and anything.

2 posted on 01/25/2017 6:49:27 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (Abortion is what slavery was: immoral but not illegal. Not yet.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

So great, I was just talking on Facebook before about how John Fund’s been on the vote fraud case for years. Thanks for posting this, I shared it over on FB!


3 posted on 01/25/2017 7:10:11 PM PST by jocon307
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To: ClearCase_guy

Since we automatically register everyone who gets a drivers license to vote and we don’t verify citizenship ever, who could possibly say illegals don’t vote? There is no proof that it isn’t happening and every reason to believe it is happening.

Forget registering non-citizens, let’s register citizens and require proof of citizenship to vote. If Trump gets enough appointments to the SCOTUS it might just be possible.


4 posted on 01/25/2017 7:11:29 PM PST by reardensteel
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To: reardensteel; All

“Progressives” believe that truth does not matter. They can change reality just by asserting something as true.

This can work for awhile, as long as you control the media. You can convince lots of people that black is white.

But when you no longer have a monopoly, or near monopoly, everything starts blowing up. People say “The Emperor has no clothes!”

That is what is happening. All the fantasy sophist structures of the left are being exposed as false constructs.


5 posted on 01/25/2017 7:19:28 PM PST by marktwain
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To: reardensteel

May not be widespread, but you only need a few precincts in a few battleground states to flip an election. Witness Mayor Daley asking JFK, “how many voted do you need?”


6 posted on 01/25/2017 7:20:56 PM PST by Chauncey Gardiner
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To: Brad from Tennessee
So when John Fund mentions that the public doesn't believe that voter fraud is insignificant--like the Driver-Bys say--I smile.

There simply is no doubt anymore that the vast majority of the Establishment Media is composed unprincipled Leftist whores.

I am the kind of guy who believes that conspiring to organize voter fraud (like arranging buses for illegal voting) should be a capital offense.

7 posted on 01/25/2017 7:22:00 PM PST by Lysandru
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To: Lysandru

For Donald to win, he had to get 67% of the legitimate vote.


8 posted on 01/25/2017 7:37:14 PM PST by The_Republic_Of_Maine (politicians beware)
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To: The_Republic_Of_Maine

I think you are right. I would also look at votes that come out of nursing homes and votes that are from mail in ballots.


9 posted on 01/25/2017 7:46:45 PM PST by PCPOET7 (in)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

I think if you want an idea how wide spread voter fraud is all you have to is look at how wide spreads fraud is at every level of society.


10 posted on 01/25/2017 7:48:53 PM PST by PCPOET7 (in)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Voter fraud disenfranchises my vote. FUMSM.


11 posted on 01/25/2017 7:51:06 PM PST by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Voter fraud disenfranchises my vote. FUMSM.


12 posted on 01/25/2017 7:51:22 PM PST by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

bttt


13 posted on 01/25/2017 8:19:03 PM PST by Pelham (the refusal to Deport is defacto Amnesty)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Let’s see what they find.


14 posted on 01/25/2017 8:21:56 PM PST by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: TBP; MinuteGal

What the Trump investigation of voter fraud has to ferret out, are the illegals in primarily California, New York and Illinois (that have large populations of illegal immigrants and are Dem run states) and who have gotten fraudulent, counterfeited documents, such as Driver’s Licenses, Social Security cards, etc. This allows them, as illegals, to go to the voter polling places and cast what appears to be “legal” votes. In reality it is legal votes cast based on illegal documentation.

This is how the Dems/Illegals are getting away with a lot of their voting fraud, and welfare fraud, and other kinds of fraud. They are using counterfeit docs to make these illegal aliens seem like they are legal citizens when they are not. Will not be easy to catch them, but it must be done in order to end the voter fraud.

Plus, once you track down the illegal voters, then you get the added bonus of being able to kick them out of the country for having voted illegally (a crime) and thus subject to Trump’s rules for deportation of criminals, as announced and reiterated today.


15 posted on 01/25/2017 8:40:34 PM PST by flaglady47 (TRUMP 45. How sweet it is. )
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To: flaglady47

There is a large Dominican population in New York.


16 posted on 01/25/2017 8:55:48 PM PST by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: PCPOET7

All votes in Washington State are mail-in ballots. Would be easy for a few postal employees to swing an election.


17 posted on 01/25/2017 10:00:34 PM PST by bIlluminati (Balance the budget. Defund the Left!)
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To: bIlluminati

16 years ago I lived in Oregon. it is a mail in ballot state also. I never got my ballot and was not able to vote in that election. when I figured out that I did not have a ballot I couldn’t even pick up one because all ballots are mailed out to the residence. I am positive that I never got mine because I am registered as a republican. it is the only presidential election I ever missed voting in


18 posted on 01/25/2017 10:23:43 PM PST by PCPOET7 (in)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Didn’t Obama practically tell ILLEGALS that it’s OK to Vote?? Anyone have that clip or quotation? It was during this election.


19 posted on 01/26/2017 1:27:00 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: flaglady47

When I voted in downtown Chicago 8 yrs ago, I was about to get out my ID when the ladies at the voting table all yelled “NO!! DO NOT GET YOUR ID OUT...IT”S NOT NEEDED”!!! I kept looking for my ID, and they practically went into convulsions! Out of these 5 women, only ONE was a Republican!


20 posted on 01/26/2017 1:31:01 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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