It is unfortunate that in these times anybody can throw out any sort of nonsense, and so many people will believe anything.
Letter-writer Al Bianchini, offering no evidence, states that the election was “a fiasco” and “mail-in balloting is a disaster” (“U.S. voting system is a disaster,” Nov. 11, TribLIVE). And yet, one by one, President Trump’s desperate and empty lawsuits are being thrown out, often by Republican judges. Presidential transitions can be a dangerous time; Trump and his minions are creating chaos which is dragging this out.
Voter ID, which Bianchini insists upon, is a transparently partisan effort to suppress Democratic votes, like so many other Republican schemes to cheat. The incentive is clearly manifested by the fact that student photo IDs are not accepted under most ID laws. No coincidence that students usually vote Democrat. There is no evidence of meaningful voter fraud. Who would risk a federal rap for an extra vote?
Mail-in voting was necessary because of covid-19, which Trump has insisted is nothing to worry about and has done little about, except a belated partial ban on Chinese travel at a time when it was coming from Europe. Republicans object to mail-in voting because they take their covid-19 advice from Trump; Dems listen to doctors and scientists. Another easy way to cheat — force the Democrats who believe covid-19 is real to choose between voting and getting sick.
The sooner the sore losers can accept reality, the sooner we can move on. The people have spoken. Aren’t we tired of Trump’s lies?
Al Duerig
Salem