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Why Does DHS Want to Designate Election Booths 'Critical Infrastructure?'
Hertiage Foundation ^ | August 17, 2016 | Hans A. von Spakovsky

Posted on 06/11/2017 10:46:49 AM PDT by HarleyLady27

The New York Times and other mainstream outlets have been filled with alarming stories recently about the possibility, voiced by Jeh Johnson, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), that our voting process in the November election could be subjected to cyber-attacks. Johnson told reporters in Washington (and state officials in a phone call on Monday) that he was considering designating our election system as “critical infrastructure, like the financial sector, like the power grid” because there is “a vital national interest in our electoral process.”

There is only one problem with this — there is no credible threat of a successful cyberattack on our voting and ballot-counting process because of the way our current election system is organized. An election official who was on that Monday call, and who has direct knowledge of Johnson’s plan told me that Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler asked Johnson whether he had any evidence of any credible threat to our election system. Johnson’s answer was “no.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: constitution; crimes; elections; government
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To: DoughtyOne

“KCOTUS”...I love it! So appropriate (and sad)for our country. Kangaroo Court of the United States is something I never thought our grandkids would have to live with.


21 posted on 06/11/2017 11:31:58 AM PDT by azishot
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To: DoughtyOne

Your clarification so noted. :-)


22 posted on 06/11/2017 11:33:04 AM PDT by V K Lee (DJT: "Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war. ")
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To: CivilWarBrewing

Indiana, Idaho included last I knew.
Then it got hushed up real quick.


23 posted on 06/11/2017 11:36:08 AM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: HarleyLady27

Welcome.
Idaho was also mentioned.
But that link wouldn’t copy for some stupid reason.
Mobile device being helpful.


24 posted on 06/11/2017 11:37:10 AM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: azishot

“:^)

You and me both regarding grand-kids.

Thanks.


25 posted on 06/11/2017 11:44:51 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Fourth estate? Ha! Our media has become the KCOTUS, the Kangaroo Court of the United States.)
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To: V K Lee

Thanks V K Lee


26 posted on 06/11/2017 11:46:22 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Fourth estate? Ha! Our media has become the KCOTUS, the Kangaroo Court of the United States.)
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To: HarleyLady27

To take control of the election infrastructure so it doesn’t get hacked by the Russians. /s


27 posted on 06/11/2017 11:48:04 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: HarleyLady27

to take control of elections away from the states....
more BIG BROTHER/DEEP STATE encroachment
part of the “russia russia russia” fake news narative
so Soros can rig the elections with his voting machine company....
whe is SESSIONS going to go after georgi schwartz anyhow...??????????


28 posted on 06/11/2017 12:46:34 PM PDT by zzwhale
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To: HarleyLady27

Thanks for the ping.


29 posted on 06/11/2017 2:06:56 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: HarleyLady27

There’s conspiracy theories and then there’s things that are actually afoot - I’m with you on this one. President Trump helped us dodge a huge bullet and we need to pressure Ryan and company to stop dragging their feet and wasting this once in a generation opportunity to straighten things up.


30 posted on 06/12/2017 3:19:41 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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