Why Does DHS Want to Designate Election Booths 'Critical Infrastructure?'

Hertiage Foundation ^ | August 17, 2016 | Hans A. von Spakovsky

[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.”

[azishot]

“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.

[V K Lee]

Your clarification so noted. :-)

[Darksheare]

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

[Darksheare]

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

[DoughtyOne]

“:^)

You and me both regarding grand-kids.

Thanks.

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks V K Lee

[smokingfrog]

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

[zzwhale]

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...??????????

[Jane Long]

Thanks for the ping.

[trebb]

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.