Editor,
The extreme hyperbole over “the last days of our Democracy” if Republicans win Congress is beyond absurd. Only one party rule could end our Democracy and so far the vast majority of voters believe in a two party system to guard against the excesses of the party in power. Both parties have extreme wings but neither dominates our politics.
Unfortunately, we have a history of voter fraud in major elections. It’s a historical fact that Lyndon Johnson was elected to the Senate with massive voter fraud in Texas and Kennedy was elected by the mob in Chicago. There is no doubt that dead people, nonresidents and many others are still voting in many states. But all voting concerns could be eliminated if Democrats accepted state-provided voter ID at no cost.
Ed Kahl
Woodside
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(2) comments
This letter and comment are exactly the REASON our democracy is in danger. There is NO evidence that elections are fraudulent and rife with "illegals" and dead people voting, unless you count the handful of Republicans in Florida who submitted votes for their dead relatives and were discovered. And the "extremists on both sides" arguments are the ridiculous playbook of talking points meant to distract from the real dangers of white supremacists, insurrectionists beating police and causing death and destruction, ripping rights away from women and minorities, packing the courts with "evangelical" vetted politically motivated jurists, and more. Stack that up against left wing "extremists" attempting to protect women's and minority rights, save Social Security and Medicare, reduce pharma's stranglehold on drug pricing, eliminate partisan gerrymandering, and support child care and public education. Both sided, indeed. Get your facts straight.
Thanks for your letter, Mr. Kahl. As long as Republicans and patriots are unwilling to fight for free and fair elections, stolen elections will continue. I just hope we don’t reach a tipping point where folks no longer listen to those elected, because that really would be the last days of our Republic. Will we let the Wild West resume?
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