Smells like impeachment today.

Muh Hillary.

You brought it up not me

i think the one thing we ALL can agree on is that russia meddled with the 2016 elections, right?

so why is it that mitch mcconell blocked efforts to secure elections against foreign meddling?

https://www.apnews.com/e8a907c09e24427c968f8e569ff3ddbc

i mean, it's actually pretty clear why, and mcconnell also gave it away by admitting that secure elections would favour democrats, but i'm wondering what the cult thinks about this.
is a slightly higher chance (assuming that russia, and not some other nation, will be the 'winner' of the 2020 meddling race) of the orange emperor getting a second term worth having your elections meddled with by a hostile foreign power? are massive voter suppression, gerrymandering, and the electoral college really not enough anymore? this approach not only seems very short-sighted, but also highly unpatriotic. so where are the people screaming 'treason' when an american congressperson wants to change the country for the better now?

the actual extent of russian meddling with the 2016 election is not as clear, nor is the impact of these attempts. facebook ads which targeted a couple tens of thousands of voters cant really be considered a serious meddling in a race where both the trump and clinton campaign spent tens of millions on online ads which reached hundreds of millions of voters, to name just one example.

and therefore 'it is fine' for mcconnell to outright block measures to secure elections, despite the senate intelligence committee's report detailing the extent of their meddling, and urging congress to take steps to secure vulnerable systems, in particular voting machines that don't produce paper records?
is that really what you're saying here, or are you simply trying to play down the meddling by russia because you feel it delegitimises your precious cult leader, because that's not really my point here.

Pres Obama said no reasonable person would think elections can be hacked. Only racists like you and privileged lefty (D) argue otherwise

and therefore 'it is fine' for mcconnell to outright block measures to secure elections, despite the republican lead senate intelligence committee's report detailing the extent of their meddling, and urging congress to take steps to secure vulnerable systems, in particular voting machines that don't produce paper records?

is that really what you're saying here, or are you simply trying to play down the meddling by russia because you feel it delegitimises the electoral college win of your precious cult leader, because that's not really my point here.

I dont know the specifics of these allegations of ongoing russian attempts at meddling with US elections, and the viewpoint you espouse here might very well be biased.
But yes, if what you're saying is accurate and not just a ridiculous spin, then I see no reason or possible justification for McConnell's stonewalling. In this case, inaction would be inexcusable.

This post was edited by Black XistenZ on Jul 27 2019 10:23am