CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY NOVEMBER 16, 2018
THEY’RE STILL COUNTING BALLOTS IN BROWARD AND PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA. ONE EXCUSE GIVEN FOR THE CONTINUING DELAY IS THAT VOTING MACHINES OVERHEATED. SAY WHAT?
THE LATEST AND PROBABLY NOT THE LAST IS THIS: THOUSANDS OF BALLOTS ARE BEING DISQUALIFIED BECAUSE THEIR SIGNATURES DO NOT MATCH WHAT IS ON RECORD AND/OR THE MAIL IN BALLOTS WERE SENT AFTER THE DEADLINE. ONE WOMAN WHO MAILED HER BALLOT TWO HOURS AFTER THE DEADLINE TOLD THE NEW YORK TIMES SHE WAS LATE BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO RESEARCH THE 13 AMENDMENTS ON THE BALLOT. THAT’S A POOR EXCUSE GIVEN THAT SHE HAD WEEKS, PERHAPS MONTHS, TO DO RESEARCH.
LAWS AND RULES ARE IN PLACE TO LESSEN THE LIKLIEHOOD OF CHEATING. SO-CALLED PROVISIONAL BALLOTS ARE ALSO IN PLAY. THESE ARE VOTES THAT WERE ASIDE BECAUSE VOTERS DIDN’T HAVE THE PROPER IDENTIFICATION, OR BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT CITIZENS. DEMOCRATS WANT THOSE VOTES COUNTED. IT’S HOW THEY WIN ELECTIONS.
GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT, WHO IS AHEAD IN HIS SENATE RACE, IS FIGHTING BACK, AS ARE OTHERS. BREAKING THE LAW SHOULD HAVE CONSEQUENCES FOR THOSE WHO ARE GUILTY. I’M CAL THOMAS.
