Far too many senior Republicans are still bemoaning the “stolen election.” I don’t know how realistic this claim is, but what I do know is the assertion was inconclusively documented, and poorly communicated. Around 155 million people voted in the 2020 election. It is true that if only about 43,000 total votes in Georgia, Wisconsin and Arizona (a small fraction of the total) had gone the other way, Biden and Trump would have been tied in electoral votes. While there is no doubt some degree of fraud in every election, the case for reversal has not been persuasive. And at this point surely the matter is academic, it’s water under the bridge, it’s a done deal, it’s over.
Some states have implemented electoral changes to prevent future irregularities and to close expected loopholes in voting procedures. Some hold that these are politically motivated, intended to give one side or the other an advantage. Where and when will all this bickering, distrust and animosity end I don’t know. What I do know lamenting the past is getting the Republicans nowhere fast. More time and effort would be better spent promoting a viable candidate and developing a winning platform for the future, a platform that will serve the needs and interests of all of America, not just one party nor the other.
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Views of a Common Man 
Prior to the 2020 presidential election, some states tried to get ahead of potential fraud but the courts said “no standing” meaning no harm could be shown. After the election the courts continued to say no standing. France banned mail in ballots and unlike the U.S. they require photo IDs to vote. 46 of 47 European countries require a photo ID and 33 of 37 OECD countries do. 63% of European countries ban mail in ballots. Could it be conditions for ballot harvesting and other abuses are evident? Going forward for the next presidential election, states are trying to strengthen the integrity of their election laws yet some in the media and some players in the federal government are crying foul or saying its politically motivated. Does political motivation matter if it strengthens or it is perceived as improving the integrity of the election? Whether you believe it or not, Biden’s lax border policy has allowed millions of migrants (aka non-citizens illegally entering) into the country in the hopes they will be permitted to vote. New York capitalizing on this opportunity passed a law allowing non-citizens to vote. However, the New York Supreme Court recently struck down this law that would have permitted these non-citizens from voting. Arizona recently passed a law requiring proof of citizenship to vote but the US Justice Department has filed a complaint with the US District Court opposing the law. Would any of this even be an issue if there were no political parties? Would there be a need for an open border? In George Washington’s Farewell Address he says, “the spirit of party serves always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration. It agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot and insurrection.”
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