It seems that we have some life left yet on capturing 2 senate seats and and 2 governships that were thought to be lost on election night. With mail in ballots bringing all these races within a mandatory recount paradigm, the other oddities as well as uneven voting inconsistencies on ballots and illlegitimately purged voters has brought new life to the idea that we democrats may not have lost these particular 4 seats. There are more out there that are being looked at like the senate race in Texas but for now these 4 are front and center in the now. No doubt in my mind that the Texas senate contest will find its way to our national attention in the following days. What brings this all about is the sheer volume of votes cast in this election.
With nearly as many voters voting this time compared to the presidential election of 2016 the counting has been overwhelming for an election process that is not as efficient as it could be. Regardless though, votes were cast and need to be counted before any certification of our national election can become finalized. So for republicans now to be crying about the few extra days it is taking to count votes is reflective of their disdain for democratic processes. Naturally if it were to their benefit they would be heralding the protection of their right to have all votes counted but when it is against them they are screaming that democracy is being unfair to them.
How anyone could vote for the republican party to begin with knowing their efforts to thwart democracy is disturbing. But to now actually defend the republican postion not to count all the votes is akin to being traitorous. Every citizen who cast a vote is obligated to have their vote counted. That is the duty of every sworn public official who took an oath to defend our constitution. Yet republicans do not see themselves as the defenders of our constitution, instead they see themselves as power mongers beholden only to their wealthy donors. It is past time to beat back the idea that public officials are greater than our constitution and make sure that no vote is left uncounted.
With nearly as many voters voting this time compared to the presidential election of 2016 the counting has been overwhelming for an election process that is not as efficient as it could be. Regardless though, votes were cast and need to be counted before any certification of our national election can become finalized. So for republicans now to be crying about the few extra days it is taking to count votes is reflective of their disdain for democratic processes. Naturally if it were to their benefit they would be heralding the protection of their right to have all votes counted but when it is against them they are screaming that democracy is being unfair to them.
How anyone could vote for the republican party to begin with knowing their efforts to thwart democracy is disturbing. But to now actually defend the republican postion not to count all the votes is akin to being traitorous. Every citizen who cast a vote is obligated to have their vote counted. That is the duty of every sworn public official who took an oath to defend our constitution. Yet republicans do not see themselves as the defenders of our constitution, instead they see themselves as power mongers beholden only to their wealthy donors. It is past time to beat back the idea that public officials are greater than our constitution and make sure that no vote is left uncounted.
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