By KELLY WEAVER
Los Alamos
I was disappointed, though not surprised, when I read Bill McKerley’s response (link) to the insurrection by the faction of Trump Republican Party supporters who are extremist seditionists.
While it is admirable that he does not condone nor “…justify violence or mob action”, he proceeds to reiterate some of the same falsehoods regarding the 2020 election that fomented riots. Why? Why perpetuate the Big Lie?
I am not sure which cases he was referencing in his comments; I have researched the post-election lawsuits and I think I have discerned to what he was referring.
He mentions a Pennsylvania hearing in which there was a discrepancy between the number of mail-in ballots sent out and those received.
I found at least eight election lawsuits listed for Pennsylvania, (Here Are the Lawsuits Filed Over PA’s Vote Count: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politics/decision-2020/here-are-the-lawsuits-filed-over-pas-vote-count/2587058/).
I think this may be the one in question:
From a presidential commission to Trump-nominated judges, here’s who has rebuked Trump’s voter fraud claims, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/03/voter-fraud/
“About 90 judges, including Trump appointees, ruled against Trump or allies, according to a Post review. Thirty-eight of those judges were appointed by Republicans.”
“Without compelling evidence of massive fraud, not even alleged here, we can hardly grant such lopsided relief,” Trump appointee and U.S. Circuit Court Judge Stephanos Bibas ruled in Pennsylvania after Trump’s campaign argued for millions of votes to be tossed.”
Regarding the Georgia election, the claim that the Dominion Voting System was hacked was based on a lack of understanding about the poll pads and how they worked. From the Georgia Secretary of State (Fact Check: Georgia Senate Masquerades Failed Treasure Hunter as Hacker and Election Security Expert,
“Despite Hutton’s claims, the Poll Pads are the only piece of election infrastructure that is ever hooked up to the internet or connected to devices that are hooked up to the internet. The poll pads have that capability so election workers can download updated voter lists to the poll pads that are used to check people in on Election Day. However, the Wifi capability is disabled before the poll pads are put in to use at the polling place.
Additionally, the touch screen interfaces and attached printers are never attached to the poll pads and are air-gapped so they cannot be connected to the internet. Finally, the scanners, which scan and tabulate the printed paper ballots that voters can review before casting, are not connected to any of the other equipment at any point either.
In a statement, poll pad creator KnowInk said: “The assertions made about unauthorized access to our systems are patently false. The man claiming that someone ‘got into’ our systems did not happen according to our forensic analysis. There was no ‘hack,’ there was no ‘back door’ entry, there was no ‘pump and dump,’ and there was no access through a ‘thermostat’ located hundreds of miles away in Savannah.”
The devastation that occurred on January 6th cannot be ignored. Shall there be no accountability? I keep hearing that half the country supports Trump. Even after 50+ court cases, in which many Republican appointed judges presided (including the Supreme Court) they continue to deny, deny, deny. Does that mean they have no faith in the judiciary or the judges who were appointed by the man they voted for? Does that mean they have no faith in the Republicans whose names were on those same ballots, even though those Republicans won?
