Homeland eyes special declaration to take charge of elections

Washington Examiner ^ | August 30,2016 | PAUL BEDARD

[Hojczyk]

"We should carefully consider whether our election system, our election process, is critical infrastructure like the financial sector, like the power grid," Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said.

"There's a vital national interest in our election process, so I do think we need to consider whether it should be considered by my department and others critical infrastructure," he said at media conference earlier this month hosted by the Christian Science Monitor.

DHS has a vital security role in 16 areas of critical infrastructure and they provide a model for what the department and Johnson could have in mind for the election.

DHS describes it this way on their website: "There are 16 critical infrastructure sectors whose assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, are considered so vital to the United States that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination thereof."

A White House policy directive adds, "The federal government also has a responsibility to strengthen the security and resilience of its own critical infrastructure, for the continuity of national essential functions, and to organize itself to partner effectively with and add value to the security and resilience efforts of critical infrastructure owners and operators."

[sport]

It has already been amply demonstrated that Hillary owns the FBI as well as the Department of Justice. Only a fool now believes anything the FBI says.

I agree with you. Look for the Federal Government to move to take control of the Electoral System and Process between now and November. It may not happen, but be prepared for it.

[Biggirl]

Obama is very fearful o Trump.

[Innovative]

“This is being run out of the White House in the Chicago tradition. “

I think you hit the nail on the head.

[BradyLS]

I've worked for the Feds. No way this can happen in 69 days.

LOL!!!

[Avalon Memories]

This scares the [blank] out of me. It totally would overturn our Constitutional system.

[hsmomx3]

So that’s why Hillary seems so confident and does not speak to media etc.

[LucyT]

Homeland (I hate that word.) eyes special declaration to take charge of elections

This is unconstitutional. Elections are a power of the States!

Absolutely right, but as far as Obama is concerned, he's in charge of everything and whatever he says goes. What legislator or judge would be willing to stand up to him and resist? I can't think of anybody offhand.

Trump warned us. “Rigged.”

The FBI is already telling us: “Foreign hackers. Yeah, sure...

No, Trump is too close to winning for Hillary’s comfort. DHS will intervene and—surprise, surprise— Her Royal Heinous will lead us into our brave, new world.

[Red Badger]

Never let a manufactured crisis go to waste!
Especially when your candidate is a broken down frumpy old bag lady.............

[FirstFlaBn]

The states gave up control of their own elections with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Most states were fine with it since it applied to mostly southern states.

This power grab is about DHS declaring that due to hacking, the result is indeterminate. That would throw the election into the House where Hillary will be selected. Kaine will immediately resign and Hillary will appoint Mitt as VP.

As part of the deal, she will agree to let the Pubbies nominate Scalia’s replacement (of course, she’ll soon have 2-3 of her own, which the Pubbies will agree to confirm).

[walkingdead]

“Asking Congress to fix this is like asking the fox to fix the hole in the hen house.”

Yep, only we the people can stop this.....problem is most of us who pay attention need to be to work on Monday!

[combat_boots]

“This power grab is about DHS declaring that due to hacking, the result is indeterminate. That would throw the election into the House where Hillary will be selected. Kaine will immediately resign and Hillary will appoint Mitt as VP.”

If they do this, and they’d better never plan to leave DC.

[Red Badger]

How do you know it hasn’t already happened, Laz?
They have had nearly eight years to plan for this very moment in time.
It may have been too late five years ago........

[thecodont]

That would buy enough time for Obama's flying monkeys to install a federally controlled interweb election system as a solution to hacking attacks for the "good" of us all.

And this is supposed to coincide with a "handover" of the Internet to the United Nations?

[Wallace T.]

The possible move by Homeland Security to take control of elections leads to several questions. For well over a century, dating back to Boss Tweed in New York, the Democrats have engaged in electoral fraud, stuffing ballot boxes, casting the votes of dead people, etc. In recent years, with computerized voting, a new field of macro manipulation has developed, with the ability to program voting machines for a predetermined outcome. Both techniques have worked well in the past. Nixon lost in 1960 and possibly Ford in 1976 by old school ballot box stuffing. It is possible that Democrats in places like Miami, Cleveland, and Philadelphia programmed voting machines four years ago to ensure the needed victory margin for Obama.

Is it possible that there is fear of a Reaganesque 40 plus state sweep? Or do the Feds recognize that Trump has an effective plan to counter both micro and macro level voter fraud? Could there be a fear that foreign or homegrown hackers might counter the Democrats' tricks by countering their preprogramed voting machines?

[rolling_stone]

the response from the people will be a restoration of the constitution

[SaveFerris]

Something is coming (Editorial)

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3303024/posts

[metmom]

And this supposed to what?

Make me feel better about the elections and election fraud? Cause they’ve got the matter well in hand?

Uh, no.....

Like I trust them?

[LucyT]

We need a paper trail.

DO THIS NOW---Light up the switchboards.

CONTACT CONGRESS HERE:

http://www.contactingthecongress.org/

DEMAND CONGRESS Stop federal usurpation of voters' rights.

We need a paper trail.

[Guenevere]

Mercy, I hope you’re right!

[LucyT]

The possible move by Homeland Security to take control of elections leads to several questions. For well over a century, dating back to Boss Tweed in New York, the Democrats have engaged in electoral fraud, stuffing ballot boxes, casting the votes of dead people, etc. In recent years, with computerized voting, a new field of macro manipulation has developed, with the ability to program voting machines for a predetermined outcome. Both techniques have worked well in the past.

Nixon lost in 1960 and possibly Ford in 1976 by old school ballot box stuffing. It is possible that Democrats in places like Miami, Cleveland, and Philadelphia programmed voting machines four years ago to ensure the needed victory margin for Obama.

Is it possible that there is fear of a Reaganesque 40 plus state sweep? Or do the Feds recognize that Trump has an effective plan to counter both micro and macro level voter fraud? Could there be a fear that foreign or homegrown hackers might counter the Democrats' tricks by countering their preprogramed voting machines?