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In Stunning Last Minute Power Grab, Obama Designates Election Systems As "Critical Infrastructure"
Zero Hedge ^ | 06 December 2016 | Tyler Durden

Posted on 01/08/2017 9:25:46 PM PST by Lorianne

In a stunning last minute power grab by the Obama administration with just 14 days left in his Presidency, the Department of Homeland Security released a statement this evening officially declaring state election systems to be "critical infrastructure." The statement from DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson defines "election infrastructure" as "storage facilities, polling places, centralized vote tabulations locations, voter registration databases, voting machines" and all "other systems" to manage the election process...so pretty much everything.

I have determined that election infrastructure in this country should be designated as a subsector of the existing Government Facilities critical infrastructure sector. Given the vital role elections play in this country, it is clear that certain systems and assets of election infrastructure meet the definition of critical infrastructure, in fact and in law.

I have reached this determination so that election infrastructure will, on a more formal and enduring basis, be a priority for cybersecurity assistance and protections that the Department of Homeland Security provides to a range of private and public sector entities. By “election infrastructure,” we mean storage facilities, polling places, and centralized vote tabulations locations used to support the election process, and information and communications technology to include voter registration databases, voting machines, and other systems to manage the election process and report and display results on behalf of state and local governments.

Of course, it's likely not a coincidence that the DHS made this announcement just hours after the "intelligence community" declassified their "Russian Hacking" propaganda which basically noted that RT has a very effective social media distribution platform while once again providing absolutely no actual evidence.

(Excerpt) Read more at zerohedge.com ...


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To: Huskrrrr
Trump is going to need a bigger pen.

How about a pen pineapple apple pen?😆

41 posted on 01/08/2017 11:38:33 PM PST by Mark17 (20 Years USAF ATCer, Retired. 25 years CDCR C/O, Retired)
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To: Lazamataz

You nervous?


42 posted on 01/08/2017 11:42:38 PM PST by txhurl (Break's over, kids, back to WAR.)
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To: justa-hairyape

It doesn’t matter who votes, it only matters who counts the votes.


43 posted on 01/09/2017 12:04:49 AM PST by onona (Keeping the faith will be our new directive for the republic !)
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To: Lorianne

His handpicked successor lost... Stompy foot gotta stomp...best elecshun evah! ...


44 posted on 01/09/2017 12:28:53 AM PST by VRWC For Truth (FU Schmuckie Shoomer (Rat-NY))
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To: Lorianne

Here’s a thought DNC- DO NOT DO ANYTHING that the russians or any other nation can expose- then you won’;t have anything to worry about now will you?


45 posted on 01/09/2017 12:34:06 AM PST by Bob434
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To: Secret Agent Man

maybe trump can reverse it but then that gives the dems the wailing cry of “Trump doesn’t want the elections to be fair and balanced- and doesn’t care about security during elections’

Which they dems WILL exploit to the fullest- whining about it constantly- it’ll become another ‘throw granny off the cliff’ slogan


46 posted on 01/09/2017 12:39:30 AM PST by Bob434
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To: Bob434

trump wont care and none of’us’will.

hes gonna destroy this whole fake russian meme bs.


47 posted on 01/09/2017 12:54:14 AM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Lorianne

Jeh has no authority. Neither does the federal govt


48 posted on 01/09/2017 1:20:26 AM PST by Ray76 (DRAIN THE SWAMP)
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To: Ray76

Exactly.
Isn’t voting a state controlled thing.
Some states have winner take all and some don’t.


49 posted on 01/09/2017 1:32:20 AM PST by missthethunder
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To: Lorianne

Great, that means Trump’s people will have full access to all voting systems in liberal $hithole states/cities. Time to purge the voter rolls of the dead.


50 posted on 01/09/2017 2:31:18 AM PST by Beagle8U (Long live Yoga Pants!)
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To: Lorianne

That’s what this is all about.


51 posted on 01/09/2017 2:48:41 AM PST by Jim Noble (Die Gedanken sind Frei)
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To: Lorianne

52 posted on 01/09/2017 2:51:16 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?!?)
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To: Lorianne

I would like President Trump’s first EO, signed a minute after inauguration, to read something like “All of poser’s EOs are caca and are hereby rescinded...”


53 posted on 01/09/2017 2:53:01 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?!?)
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To: Lorianne

Does that make it a Federal crime to mees with them?


54 posted on 01/09/2017 3:09:31 AM PST by AdaGray
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To: txhurl

Nah


55 posted on 01/09/2017 3:25:36 AM PST by Lazamataz (TRUMP LIED TO ME!!!! ....He said I'd get sick of winning.... AND I'M NOT SICK OF WINNING YET!!!!)
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To: txhurl

“Google’s having to clean the whole web of incriminatory evidence right now. “

http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/253241/cia-chief-john-brennan-deceptions-about-islam-raymond-ibrahim


56 posted on 01/09/2017 3:57:07 AM PST by BwanaNdege ("The church ... is not the master or the servant of the state, but the conscience" - Luther)
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To: A CA Guy

No undoing. Instead Trump writes an EO requiring Voter ID, which now would be across the land. In 2024, only then all is cancelled.

You must learn to screw Dems with own rules.


57 posted on 01/09/2017 4:58:54 AM PST by TheNext (Trump is the Great Liberator)
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To: Lazamataz
I say we lean INTO this curve.

Hit that UNACCOMPLISHED, BIG LEAGUE CON-ARTIST'S weak-spinning curve right back up the middle and knock him off the mound and out of the game forever.

GO TRUMP GO! (jogging to 1st base)

58 posted on 01/09/2017 5:28:07 AM PST by PGalt (CONGRATULATIONS Donald J. Trump)
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To: anton

And, most importantly, blue or red ink that cannot be washed off the finger for at least one week.


59 posted on 01/09/2017 9:08:19 AM PST by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: Texas Eagle

Let’s be serious. We all know what he’s up to. They will have Federal access to all the state’s votes and results, ran by the party of electoral fraud. The secondary thing will be availability to see individual votes, so they can punish businessmen, etc. for their voting record, and reward the ones who see things their way.

It’ll never last.


60 posted on 01/09/2017 9:14:47 AM PST by nobamanomore
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