In normal times, six days after a general election the results are known and final. As this is written, it seems as though in at least two states the final, unchangeable results are now decided. These, as anyone interested in the outcomes would know, are Arizona and Florida. And there may be a few other places that are not so widely published and covered, sometimes untruthfully. It has been reported that in two counties in Florida, the same election officials are involved in rather extensive violations of  fixed federal and state election laws who were also involved in the 2000 presidential election. The question in my mind is: why has nothing been done about the person or persons involved in such criminal activities?

We must remember that any fraudulent vote reduces the effect and importance of every legally and properly cast vote. Note that the two states mentioned are not the only places where there is, and has been, vote fraud.

In my own personal experience as a Republican county chairman from 1999 to 2003, such carrying on came to my attention. In the 2000 election, at least three couples complained that they were not allowed to vote even though they had moved into the area at least a year earlier and filed their registration applications. My report to state party headquarters received prompt action with the State Election Board, where it was reported back to me that on one of the desks there was found a stack of registration applications several inches tall that had not been processed. All were for Republican voters according to the report. That was while the State of Oklahoma was totally in the control of the Democrat Party (since statehood in 1907).

It seems to me that these things are indicative of a failure on the part of law enforcement, including the prosecutors, to carry out their sworn duties, and probably some courts may be compliant. In any event, in elections where there are federal offices involved the U.S. attorney is authorized and should take action, but only when complaints are filed.

Unfortunately, all involved are human and subject to such frailties, which does not release them from a share of the blame. Hopefully, the problem races will be honestly resolved, but there is no assurance in my mind.

Given that this is to appear the last week in November, a much more important and solemn event will have just occurred, and that is the annual fourth Thursday when our nation has it’s pause to offer thanks to God for the manifold blessings He has showered on the United States of America. It should be remembered that the United States of America was founded as a Christian-based nation, but one where all faiths should be accepted and the practice of them protected provided that they respect and allow free practice of the Christian faith in its multiple forms of praise.

Unfortunately, we have a few such religions, that in my opinion are as much or more a political movement as a “true” religious faith-based entity. It seems to me that when an organization mandates that those in disagreement with them – or have different beliefs, must be converted, enslaved or killed – they are in the wrong place in a representative republic  such as was established in the United States of America in the 1790s.

The God of Jews and Christians is practiced here by the vast majority of the legal population. Those practicing deceit or violence to attain their goals need to return to those nations where their kind is in control or be peacefully returned by the authorities.