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WSJ's Noonan: We Need Paper Ballots To Combat Russian Hacking (video)

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-02-13 05:18|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Won't stop the evil Russians from coming right into the polling places. We need positive Voter ID as well. They must be STOPPED !

Posted by Besoeker 2018-02-13 05:27|| 2018-02-13 05:27|| Front Page Top

#2 And Purple Thumbs™ as well?

Posted by magpie 2018-02-13 05:27|| 2018-02-13 05:27|| Front Page Top

#3 If we could keep the elections folks from stashing/destroying paper ballots from districts known to be in opposition to their intended candidate, that would be good too.

The purple thumbs would keep some of the 'traveling voter element' in check, depending on the integrity/diligence of the polling place workers that is.

Posted by Mullah Ricahrd 2018-02-13 08:12|| 2018-02-13 08:12|| Front Page Top

#4 'Ricahrd'

Need coffee.........

Posted by Mullah Richard 2018-02-13 08:13|| 2018-02-13 08:13|| Front Page Top

#5 Show me a computer system, counter and I guarantee it can be hacked from in or out.

Missing ballot boxes got Lyndon Johnson and Al Franken elected. Burgers as always have some great ideas.

Paper ballots, voter ID and the purple finger would likely remove the DNC from half their major strongholds. Which is exactly why the Dems don't want them.

Posted by Woodrow 2018-02-13 08:19|| 2018-02-13 08:19|| Front Page Top

#6 Then of course there was the help that JFK got from da Mayor back in '60.

Such fun times.

Posted by AlanC 2018-02-13 08:50|| 2018-02-13 08:50|| Front Page Top

#7 Heck, we need paper ballots to combat our own> hacking.

Posted by gorb 2018-02-13 08:52|| 2018-02-13 08:52|| Front Page Top

#8 ACORN showed that paper does not deter corruption. You can outlaw murder, robbery and rape, but unless you ruthlessly enforce penalties, you can't suppress the activity.

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-02-13 09:11|| 2018-02-13 09:11|| Front Page Top

#9 Peggy Noonan, the font of conventional D.C. wisdom. I love not reading her stuff.

Posted by Raj 2018-02-13 10:01|| 2018-02-13 10:01|| Front Page Top

#10 Uhhh, Peggy, check again.

The only proven hacking of the election was an attempted entry into the Georgia electronic voting system. The IP address of that attempt was from a computer within DHS. That bit of information should have been followed but after the sycophant Secretary of DHS said it had to be a mistake, it was conveniently dropped.

I wonder how many other state election systems actually reported attempted entries from DHS? Or didn't report because they knew what was going on?

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2018-02-13 11:19|| 2018-02-13 11:19|| Front Page Top

#11 #1 Won't stop the evil Russians from coming right into the polling places. We need positive Voter ID as well. They must be STOPPED ! Posted by: Besoeker

Yep, we need photo ID to keep the Mexican government from interfering in our election process. Mexican nationals are actually encouraged to interfere by our friendly Democrat National Committee and even the former POTUS.

Posted by Tennessee 2018-02-13 12:51|| 2018-02-13 12:51|| Front Page Top

#12 Absolutely use this issue to push for paper ballots and ID in 50 states. Do it while the iron is hot.

Posted by rjschwarz 2018-02-13 12:56|| 2018-02-13 12:56|| Front Page Top

#13 "Give me that box of chads. I'll keep sticking them on with spit while you keep recounting."

Hmmmm.

Posted by S. Thaick9166 2018-02-13 13:08|| 2018-02-13 13:08|| Front Page Top

#14 Where are the blockchain peddlers on creating a secure tamperproof voting system?

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-02-13 13:45|| 2018-02-13 13:45|| Front Page Top

#15 S. Thaick9166, good point. Push for scantron style ballots and have folks sign corrupted ballots before they get a second one.

Posted by rjschwarz 2018-02-13 14:19|| 2018-02-13 14:19|| Front Page Top

#16 And absolutely make it a felony to vote more than once.

Posted by rjschwarz 2018-02-13 14:19|| 2018-02-13 14:19|| Front Page Top

#17 Make it so that after a cut off, no ballot boxes 'found' will be counted. Every ballot should have an inked thumbprint of the voter on it. Voter Fraud is treason and the penalty should be death. NO matter what the level of it.

Posted by Silentbrick 2018-02-13 16:24|| 2018-02-13 16:24|| Front Page Top

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