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Here is reportage from The Hill this afternoon about the arrests of at least 20 perps who have threatened election workers. Not only arrests but the reportage says more than half of the arrested were sentenced to more than a year in prison.
THAT.....is good news for America.
And for our elections.
These hard-working low-paid civic-minded citizens who man our vote locations must not.....must not....be intimidated by partisan jackassery.
I have worked a precinct on an election day. The workers there are the best of America. Many many are retired teachers, who have an education in civics and our electoral processes. They put in a long long day and work very hard. They have an impressive commitment to 'do-things-right'.....to be responsible and transparent. It is an ethic that I saw an abundance of.
It is reprehensible that some partisan jackasses would ever threaten them. Anybody who does must be hunted down and punished.
And yes, I do, personally, lay much of the blame for this animosity toward poll-workers to the words and behavior of Don Trump and his crew of enablers that sought to discredit, deride, and accuse poll-workers after his loss in 2020.
This stain belongs on them.
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"A concerted Justice Department effort to prosecute those who threatened election workers since 2020 has resulted in 20 prosecutions, the department announced Monday.
More than half a dozen of the 20 prosecutions resulted in prison sentences of more than a year, U.S. Attorney Gary Restaino, the top prosecutor in Arizona, said in a press conference.
“Let these cases be a lesson not to take or attempt to take the rule of law into one’s own hands,” he said.
The Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force was formed in 2021 to respond to threats related to 2020 election denialism. Made popular by right-wing fringes of the GOP and quickly picked up by former President Trump and other notable mainstream politicians, the notion that the 2020 and 2022 elections were “rigged” still holds strong among some Americans."
THAT.....is good news for America.
And for our elections.
These hard-working low-paid civic-minded citizens who man our vote locations must not.....must not....be intimidated by partisan jackassery.
I have worked a precinct on an election day. The workers there are the best of America. Many many are retired teachers, who have an education in civics and our electoral processes. They put in a long long day and work very hard. They have an impressive commitment to 'do-things-right'.....to be responsible and transparent. It is an ethic that I saw an abundance of.
It is reprehensible that some partisan jackasses would ever threaten them. Anybody who does must be hunted down and punished.
And yes, I do, personally, lay much of the blame for this animosity toward poll-workers to the words and behavior of Don Trump and his crew of enablers that sought to discredit, deride, and accuse poll-workers after his loss in 2020.
This stain belongs on them.
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"A concerted Justice Department effort to prosecute those who threatened election workers since 2020 has resulted in 20 prosecutions, the department announced Monday.
More than half a dozen of the 20 prosecutions resulted in prison sentences of more than a year, U.S. Attorney Gary Restaino, the top prosecutor in Arizona, said in a press conference.
“Let these cases be a lesson not to take or attempt to take the rule of law into one’s own hands,” he said.
The Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force was formed in 2021 to respond to threats related to 2020 election denialism. Made popular by right-wing fringes of the GOP and quickly picked up by former President Trump and other notable mainstream politicians, the notion that the 2020 and 2022 elections were “rigged” still holds strong among some Americans."
20 have been charged for threatening election workers around the country: Feds
A concerted Justice Department effort to prosecute those who threatened election workers since 2020 has resulted in 20 prosecutions, the department announced Monday. The news comes as Arizona prose…
thehill.com