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."

[Hostage]

His people have had nearly 8 years to get the Diebold machines in critical districts of battleground states.

Jeh Johnson reacted to Trump saying elections could be rigged by hacking and this is Johnson’s response.

As has been discussed before, the machines have been confirmed to be susceptible to infection and that can escape detection. Further, each machine so infected is via memory cards, and the cards can be dispatched to polling stations by officials that don’t have a clue.

All it takes is a few criminals to orchestrate the fraud and the election is stolen.

Do you really think Hillary and Obama won’t go for it?

[stars & stripes forever]

[When I saw Drudge’s headline, it sent shivers down my spine.]

The article about the election being postponed if someone died or dropped out of the race caught my eye. Has anyone seen HILLARY since she showed up to a rally in her mismatched duster and white shoes?

[Boogieman]

That’s called a “coup”. Call it what it is, don’t let them set the narrative.

[Mr. M.J.B.]

Seig Heil!

[Mr. M.J.B.]

And so it begins.
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And so it accelerates.

[LucyT]

From # 201:

His people have had nearly 8 years to get the Diebold machines in critical districts of battleground states.

Jeh Johnson reacted to Trump saying elections could be rigged by hacking and this is Johnson’s response.

As has been discussed before, the machines have been confirmed to be susceptible to infection and that can escape detection. Further, each machine so infected is via memory cards, and the cards can be dispatched to polling stations ..... by officials that don’t have a clue.

All it takes is a few criminals to orchestrate the fraud and the election is stolen.

Do you really think Hillary and Obama won’t go for it?

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[reed13k]

That always depends on who wins

[hoosiermama]

Bump for morning

[HollyB]

So, an agency run by the Executive Branch will oversee who is elected as the next POTUS - who runs the Executive Branch. Total conflict of interest!

[JGT]

Yes the speech was given August 3. What I can't understand is why Drudge decided to red light it three weeks later. Has something new arisen that we aren't aware of?

[glock rocks]

IOW, We’re f****d.

The recourse ain’t pretty.

Damn.

[Freedom56v2]

Love how Jeh mentions examples of vital infastructure needing protecting like the grid when he has done nothing...

[Freedom56v2]

This is a great idea. But first let’s turn over control of our internet to China, Russia, North Korea and Iran.

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Sadly few seem concerned about any of this, so I wonder if they will care about usurping of the election :(

[DollyCali]

Clinton would love this

[Godebert]

"If Hillary “wins,” it’ll be because the election was rigged. It’ll be a coup. We should all be prepared to do what it takes to restore the republic if such a coup occurs."

We have had the unConstitutional, illegally elected Usurper Obama in office for almost 8 years. What makes you believe that restoring the republic is even a possibility at this point?

NEWS FLASH: There are no patriots left. Just cowards and traitors.

[fivecatsandadog]

Must ensure that elections are sharia-compliant. /s

[fivecatsandadog]

We’ve been threatening civil war and revolution for the last 7 years. I’m still waiting.

[Tunehead54]

I remember that sad day - reminder bump and great tagline bump! : -)

[fivecatsandadog]

Hillary’s election is a done deal. Why do you think Comey folded and let her walk? All the email crap coming to light now is smoke and mirrors. Must keep the minions thinking there is still hope, cuz when THAT’S gone all hell MIGHT break loose (if enough people get off their butts and put their iPads down).

[WebTalk]

I wrote my Congerssman:

Upon hearing that some states have had issues with their elections systems being hacked we heard reports that DHS wants to declare such systems critical infrastructure and take control. I think this approach is wrong. Perhaps each state should be required to test their systems in such a way as prescribed by the FBI prior to each election cycle. States should also have a backup “paper ballot” program ready to launch manually in case their system fails.

Please do whatever you can to keep control of the election process at the state level and oppose the DHS control plan. DHS has more than enough to do already.