Quote (tagged4nothing @ 29 Jul 2019 01:03)
all you did was point out that not every state deemed it necessary to purchase new machines.
so you are trying to abolish the line between state/federal and just make things federally operated.
the best you've been able to clarify on your claims that "everyone knows Russia meddled", is only clarified with more vague terminology.
so far you have stated that meddling = influencing and undermining the election.
this has nothing to do with votes, voting machines, or procedure. henceforth, nothing to do with your needs for this bill by this example.
for the fifth time now. "what" did they do?
if it boils down to releasing "opinions", then the pope is also guilty of slamming climate change agenda down our throats, and ousting trump with his "build bridges not walls" slogan.
in fact the whole world is guilty.
it's hard to make the claim that "everyone knows Russia meddled", when you are unable to list any example of such.
that's why i asked 2 basic questions at the start. i believe "you" have no idea, nor do i believe most people do.
i have literally answered that question twice, and no matter how desperately you want to stress this point to pretend that
trump encouraging russia to meddle with the elections and then lying to cover that up isn't a big deal, because they technically did not change vote directly (this is the third time now, l2r), it's a shitty defense considering the massive efforts they (partly successfully) undertook, and still do. red states not caring about securing their elections as long as it benefits them doesn't make that better either.
some of the heavily redacted parts detail their attacks, but what we know is that they tried in all 50 states, and that they targeted voter registration data and election software amongst other things:
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DHS assessed that the searches, done alphabetically, probably
included all 50 states, and consisted of research on "general election-related web pages, voter ID
information, election system software, and election service companies."
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Evidence of scanning of state election systems first appeared in the summer
prior to the 2016 election. In mid-July 2016, Illinois discovered anomalous network activity,
specifically a large increase in outbound data, on a Illinois Board of Elections' voter registry
website.'" Working with Illinois, the FBI commenced an investigation.'
The attack resulted in data exfiltration from
the voter registration database.
btw, the fact that russia successfully infiltrated voter registration data (probably the most effective way to influence elections, republicans know a thing or two about that of course since it's the core of their voter disenfranchisement strategy) in several states, to a point where they "were in a position to, at a minimum, alter or delete voter registration data; however, they did not appear to be in a position to manipulate individual votes or aggregate vote totals." (
https://www.burr.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/RussRptInstlmt1-%20ElecSec%20Findings,Recs2.pdf ).
again, i know trumptards want to push the
'if no vote was actively changed from (D) to (R) by russia, it's fine' narrative, because they feel that the scope of russia's meddling delegitimises their emperor's electoral college win, but that's just a ridiculous premise, that i (just like all the intelligence agencies, mueller, even the republican lead commissions, and every person with more than one working brain cell) reject entirely.