AN OPEN LETTER TO JOE MANCHIN AND KYRSTEN SINEMA

Original Content | 1/19/2022 | By Laz A. Mataz

[Lazamataz]

AN OPEN LETTER TO JOE MANCHIN AND KYRSTEN SINEMA

Joe and Kyrsten, I see you both, while you are Democrats, as the sane versions of Democrats. You both have remained firm in your conviction that the Senate must not become a cheap version of the House of Representatives. You have stood firm in your support of the filibuster, as a tool to ensure that legislation must be approved by a supermajority of your peers. This limitation prevents bad legislation from becoming law.

Your Democrat colleagues have tried every parliamentary trick to pass the 'voting rights' legislation. Both of you are intelligent enough to know that this legislation is not about 'voting rights'. This is clearly an unconstitutional and extremely dangerous power-grab, meant to codify election cheating in all fifty states.

If this bill passes, by whatever trick is employed, it will effectively end opposition to the Democrat party at the state and national level. While this may initially sound good to you, since you are Democrats, it will spell the end of America as a viable country born in freedom, instilled in fairness, and honest representation of all her citizens.

In the long term, single-party rule is very unhealthy for a country. I'm a Republican. I would NOT be happy if we Republicans had single-party rule. You Democrats keep us honest with your opposition to our extremes. PLEASE do not vote in a manner that would allow single-party rule, with Democrats being that ruling party. The lack of ability to oppose extremes will destroy the economies and social orders of the states you represent.

You are all that stands between an America with political balance, and an America that goes to absurd extremes, becoming a mockery of a country. Political balance is vital to keep a country from careening out of control. Please keep this in mind as you vote the next few days.

I spoke of the problems in the bill that would ensure single-party rule by the Democrats. I will list the most egregious elements of the bill:

1. The codification of mandatory acceptance of Mail-In Ballots will allow ballots into the electoral stream that no longer have the forensic protection that we presently have. Mail-in Ballots leave the stream of protection, which should be from the voter to the vote counter, directly. Once you allow ballots to leave that stream, all sorts of mischief can occur. Ballots from non-existent people can then enter that stream, for example.
2. Additionally, if Ballot-Harvesting is codified into law, this gives another horrific chance to introduce ballots from non-existent people. It also allows the discarding of legitimate ballots from people the Harvester thinks might vote 'incorrectly'.
3. This bill also codifies the forbidding of identification to vote. How hard is it to get an ID these days? How many services and benefits require IDs to prevent fraud? Almost all of them. The only purpose of this element of the bill is to enable fraudulent voting.

A quick review of the election laws of other countries shows that none of these laws are in place. They are aware that voting fraud is encouraged by Mail-In Ballots, Ballot Harvesting, and the lack of Identification. Not even Russia or China permits these laws! Are we to be less honest than those countries?

We can all point at points that are ‘the end of the republic,’ but this would be one of the most damaging events in American legislative history. This is akin to the German 'Enabling Act' that allowed the rise of the Nazis.

I implore you to think of the damage this bill would cause. I implore you to think of the horrid outcomes America would face, if either party can rule with little or no opposition.

Sincerely,

Laz A. Mataz.

[WalterSkinner]

..got it Laz

[Lazamataz]

Ping

[babble-on]

Well said.

[usconservative]

Spot-on my brother from another mother. I wish I could write as thoughtfully and well as you can. Well done.

[Lazamataz]

Spot-on my brother from another mother. I wish I could write as thoughtfully and well as you can. Well done.

Appreciate ya. I put some real time into this one. I wanted to speak in a voice they might be able to hear.

[Lazamataz]

Thank you sir. Please spread it far and wide on any internet outlet you might have.

[USS Alaska]

Can you discuss the difference between mail in ballots and absentee ballots? I think people do not understand the differences.

There are different meanings depending on each state, but in PA, an absentee ballot had to be requested by a registered voter, but mail in ballots could have their origination without request, and could be collected via a 'drop box'.

Way more opportunity to cheat via drop box collection.

[Red Badger]

Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton, UK................

[Lazamataz]

This is an example of your quote from Acton.

[Chickensoup]

But I don’t think average citizens understand the differences.

[Lazamataz]

But I don’t think average citizens understand the differences.

You're right, but this letter isn't really to average citizens. This is directed at Manchin and Sinema.

I sure don't *mind* if average citizens read it... heck, it might change the mind of even a liberal!

[Red Badger]

Every Communist regime that takes power in any country eventually becomes so corrupt that the entire government works solely on bribes and graft....................

[Lazamataz]

I was in Russia some time after the 1993 collapse, in 1998 or so. I saw the Kleptocracy in action, up close, personal-like.

[Sans-Culotte]

Well stated.

[Lazamataz]

From an anonymous Freeper:

Suggest you print it, put in in an envelope, mail it USPS.

Eventually, after being scanned and sniffed, it will at least arrive at their offices; where some 23-y-o staffer who got to DC via some kind of incestuous political patronage will have an opportunity to peruse it.

Who knows, they might even share it with their senator?

FAX numbers used to be available, but I can’t find them anymore.

These poltroons no longer wish to hear from the public they serve.

If they ever did, they no longer believe ‘government derives its just powers from the consent of the governed.’

I am reminded of Queen Amidala in the Star Wars franchise The Phantom Menace?

“I will not condone a course of action that will lead us to war.”
“I was not elected to watch my people suffer and die while you discuss this invasion in a committee!”
“It is clear to me now that the Republic no longer functions. I pray you will bring sanity and compassion back to the Senate.”
”So this is how liberty dies...with thunderous applause.”

Our country is broken (and broke). https://www.usdebtclock.org/

Worse, our mechanisms of responsible government are broken; deliberation, checks and balances.

As our Founders feared, government no longer serves the people, it serves only itself.

Very excellent post - thank you for the Ping.

[USS Alaska]

But I don’t think average citizens understand the differences.

How many "average citizens" read and post on FR?

Free Republic has a very small audience and most people that visit are way above average, some are asshats, but not just average.

[Dad was my hero]

It always amazes me how Democrats believe they can legislate out of the concept of actions have consequences.

[Unrepentant VN Vet]

..I would love to see this letter get into the hands of Joe Manchin and/or Kyrsten Sinema

I'll be happy to send copies out.

However, considering only the number of trolls we've had on FR, I'd bet we would be astonished at the number of TPTB who at very least monitor FR and especially "certain posters" (including you...but don't blush).

I certainly would. This may *not quite* be a shooting war, but I still don't like surprises.

Just gotta know what the opposition is talking about.

[Chickensoup]

Laz asked us to post this far and wide.

[blondiegoodbadugly]

You can send it via email by providing your name,address, etc here:

https://www.sinema.senate.gov/contact-kyrsten

You can fax Manchin:

Washington D.C.
306 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington D.C. 20510
P: 202-224-3954
F: 202-228-0002

You can email to him providing your name, address, etc:

https://www.manchin.senate.gov/contact-joe/email-joe

I don’t have access to a fax machine.

(Great post Laz!)