A group of violent insurrectionists storms the Capitol building, attempting to destroy our votes and kill our elected representatives, and Sen. Jake Corman, along with the rest of the GOP, rewards them with a sham audit of the 2020 election.
Supporters of this bogus investigation say, “let’s have this audit to remove any doubt over the election results,” which is a baldfaced lie. The only result they want is one where President Trump wins, and they will keep calling for phony audits until they get that result. These supporters have disregarded every court case, recount and legitimate audit of the 2020 election, so why would this audit be the one that finally convinces them to accept the results?
Moreover, even if this farce has no effect on the 2020 election, it will affect future elections. I believe the results of the audit will be used as justification for voter suppression laws where the GOP will give themselves the power to discard votes from entire counties and install their own candidates.
The GOP attempted to discard thousands of votes during the 2020 election; they most certainly will try again.
The GOP cannot restore election integrity when they themselves have no integrity.
Jeff Gibbons
Wilkinsburg