I knew it was completely partisan and being conducted by a private pro-Trump firm out of FL which has no experience with either ballots or elections and whose founder is a major supporter of the "Stop the Steal" idiocy... But reading a little closer I came upon some truly disturbing issues including the fact that it's only being conducted in Maricopa County and that they are ONLY doing recounts in races Dem candidates won. Also this "private firm" has basically been given access to what are supposed to be CONFIDENTIAL election records that contain details about individual voters...
In fact, these looney tunes had to be dissuaded (by the DOJ and threats from various attorneys) of their plan to allow people employed by the firm (Cyber Ninjas) to canvas door to door and inquire how people voted, to see if their vote was possibly changed/recorded wrong. When the GOP Pres of The AZ Senate was informed that such a move would invite legal action and in effect violated various Federal laws (like the KKK Act of 1871, provisions of the Voting Rights Act) she backed down and said they would indefinitely "defer" that part of the audit. But she left open the possibility of reinstating the policy later and "reassured," people that the auditors would not be "armed"...
Can we step back a moment here, and consider how creepy the idea of having people knock on your door and challenge your vote is, and the idea that some consideration was given to the possibility of allowing them to do so while armed (imo) borders on Fascism? If you didn't already know the kooks were running the asylum here the fact that these totally partisan auditors have been seen with blue and black pens which could easily alter ballots, combined with the fact that they are armed with ultraviolet lights to examine ballots in search of Bamboo particles in their quest to prove the ballots came from China, and you basically have a real live science fiction fantasy starring the AZ GOP Party. And in case any sane person thinks this is in any way impartial, one of the actual auditors is a GOP official named Anthony Kern, who not only attended the Trump Riot on Jan 6 but is also on the ballots he's recounting as both a losing candidate in his bid to be re-elected and a loser elector for Trump...
And in what should come as a shock to absolutely no one, Trump is completely obsessed. The owner of Cyber Ninjas has basically promised Trump that the audit will uncover "hundreds of thousands" of Trump votes, and sources have told WAPO that Trump asks about AZ every day...
In fact, these looney tunes had to be dissuaded (by the DOJ and threats from various attorneys) of their plan to allow people employed by the firm (Cyber Ninjas) to canvas door to door and inquire how people voted, to see if their vote was possibly changed/recorded wrong. When the GOP Pres of The AZ Senate was informed that such a move would invite legal action and in effect violated various Federal laws (like the KKK Act of 1871, provisions of the Voting Rights Act) she backed down and said they would indefinitely "defer" that part of the audit. But she left open the possibility of reinstating the policy later and "reassured," people that the auditors would not be "armed"...
Can we step back a moment here, and consider how creepy the idea of having people knock on your door and challenge your vote is, and the idea that some consideration was given to the possibility of allowing them to do so while armed (imo) borders on Fascism? If you didn't already know the kooks were running the asylum here the fact that these totally partisan auditors have been seen with blue and black pens which could easily alter ballots, combined with the fact that they are armed with ultraviolet lights to examine ballots in search of Bamboo particles in their quest to prove the ballots came from China, and you basically have a real live science fiction fantasy starring the AZ GOP Party. And in case any sane person thinks this is in any way impartial, one of the actual auditors is a GOP official named Anthony Kern, who not only attended the Trump Riot on Jan 6 but is also on the ballots he's recounting as both a losing candidate in his bid to be re-elected and a loser elector for Trump...
And in what should come as a shock to absolutely no one, Trump is completely obsessed. The owner of Cyber Ninjas has basically promised Trump that the audit will uncover "hundreds of thousands" of Trump votes, and sources have told WAPO that Trump asks about AZ every day...
Controversial Arizona Recounters Won't Pound On Voters' Doors After DOJ Complaint
Interrogating residents about their votes "can have a significant intimidating effect on qualified voters," warned a Justice Department official.
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