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Letter to the editor: Election needn’t be immaculate, just accurate

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1 Min Read Jan. 18, 2022 | 4 years Ago
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Every NFL playoff season I see replays of the “Immaculate Reception.” I’m looking forward to the 50th anniversary of that defining play Dec. 23. No, I wasn’t one of the 650,000 people who claim to have been in attendance at Three Rivers Stadium that day, but I remember where I was and what I was doing.

It was one of a kind, just like the 2020 presidential election. Not saying the results weren’t valid; it was just confusing for a country that prides itself on technology and honest elections.

My liberal friends say we need to be more progressive, like Europe. Well, 46 of the 47 countries in Europe require voter ID for that privilege, and very few permit absentee ballots.

Today, Democrats are shifting the national conversation to voter rights. Surging covid is temporarily buried, along with inflation, supply chain shortages, Russian aggression in Eastern Europe, and the drugs and disease pouring in across the border.

No, I don’t expect an “immaculate election,” but surely we are competent enough to engineer an accurate one.

Ed Klein

Shanksville

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