U.S. Sovereignty in a very dangerous World

David Cheney
Publisher - Ordeal of Liberty
October 23, 2004

In the relative scheme of things, $3.9 billion taxpayer dollars in this American economy is not a huge amount. However, considering the anarchy created by the left surrounding voter's "rights" (ignoring voter's "responsibilities) since the 2000 Bush/Gore debacle, a look back at recent legislative history might be in order. After the rubble had been cleared and tantrums subsided, a piece of legislation began winding it's weary way through the halls of Congress. H.R. 3295 (which eventually became Public Law 107-252) was supposed to cure nearly all of the turmoil and national embarrassment of the previous election: anti-fraud provisions, replacement of punch card voting machines, an election assistance commission and board of advisors, voting machine technology improvements, additional access for disabled voters, college programs, foundations...the typical government reaction to real or perceived problems. So what happened ? Why is the election of 2004 still on the horizon, and yet, we already are hearing reports of election fraud from both parties ?

"New rights, new responsibilities, new resources. And with them, a new day for our Nation's democracy. Almost 2 years from the 2000 elections, this legislation will help America move beyond the days of hanging chads, butterfly ballots, and illegal purges of voters and accusations of voter fraud. It will make the central premise of our democracy--that the people are sovereign--ring even more truly in the years to come."

From the Conference Report in the U.S. Senate (October 15, 2002)

The truly facinating part of the story is that Texas Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (who called this legislation "the civil rights bill of the new millennium" and signed on as a co-sponsor), is the same Eddie Bernice Johnson who recently led the crusade to have election monitors from the discredited United Nations provide oversight in our upcoming election on American soil. Eddie and ten of her House colleagues sent a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan claiming that "International oversight is critical in this election", and that "international election monitors" could help prevent "questionable practices and voter disenfranchisement." Is this the Democratic version of outsourcing of American jobs ?

One concept which the left fails to mention is that election fraud is an equal opportunity employer: that is to say that on all levels, the amount of voter fraud is equivalent. Scheming, plotting and cheating to win is human nature - it's apolitical...simply a "wash" in the end, and should be disregarded. Of course, every reasonable measure must be taken to stop it from happening. However, if John P. Republican's vote turns out to be fraudulent, you can probably bet that somewhere else in America, Jerry G. Democrat's vote will be found to be fraudulent too. Common sense mandates that we accept election results given this concept.

A few curious questions arise: What was the purpose of Public Law 107-252 (and the appropriation of $3.9 billion taxpayer dollars) if not to solve the dilemma of the "voter disenfranchisement" ? Have the ranks of the disenfranchised swollen rapidly since the President signed the bill into law on October 29, 2002 ? Or is there possibly a different agenda ? Facing a rising tide of conservatism in a 21st century America, here's the plan from the left: Your candidate loses the election. You go to court and sue to have ballots recounted and election overturned. You lose. Ok, looking towards the future...you plant the seeds of doubt in the minds of the many that the integrity of the election process is in doubt. You pass $3.9 billlion legislation promising even more voter "rights", while disregarding voter "responsibility". If, in the next election cycle, your candidate has a poor chance of winning, petition the U.N. and then the U.S. State Department to send in election observers from Third World countries to monitor American elections for the first time in our history in order to cast a permanent cloud over all future elections. In other words, if you can't win the game fair and square, take it to court. If that doesn't work, throw the game on the floor and ruin it for everyone. Unfortunately, the "everyone" in this case is U.S. sovereignty in a very dangerous world.

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