thetennesseestar--2020-11-07--Are These Seven Claims of Voter Fraud Legitimate?

As might be expected during the undecided presidential contest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden , pundits and typical voters alike are voicing more concerns about voter fraud and unfair election practices .
Already numerous internet rumors have been proven wrong or lack evidence .
That doesn ’ t mean every assertion will prove to be without merit , however .
Conversely , some legitimate questions about ballot counting have enough evidence behind them to support litigation .
That doesn ’ t mean such questions won ’ t ultimately have satisfactory answers .
Here ’ s a sampling—based on what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ postelection chaos .
One popular claim circulating on social media and at least one viral email goes like this : “ Wisconsin magically now has more votes than registered voters.
” That essentially is a “ fake ” claim , said J. Christian Adams , president of the conservative-leaning election integrity watchdog group Public Interest Legal Foundation .
“ Wisconsin has same-day voter registration , so you are obviously always going to have more voters than registered voters , ” Adams told The Daily Signal .
Adams noted that by Thursday afternoon , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calling for investigations into bogus rumors floating on the internet .
FactCheck.org determined that the number of registered voters as of Nov. 1 actually exceeded the actual voters Nov. 3 by 388,000 .
An example of a legitimate problem is in Maricopa County , Arizona , Adams said , where 11 voters are suing the county for not “ curing ” their vote , meaning not providing a new ballot when a ballot is somehow spoiled .
The lead client in the case , Laurie Aguilera , represented by the Public Interest Legal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vindicate her voting rights .
Aguilera is joined by 10 unnamed plaintiffs , dubbed “ Does I-X.
” The lawsuit asks the court to order that election officials identify and correct all ballots that were denied because poll workers had required voters to use Sharpie markers in filling out ballots .
Aguilera was issued a Sharpie to mark up her ballot on Election Day , according to the lawsuit .
That ’ s despite established state guidance that felt-tip writing utensils not be used .
Aguilera said she became alarmed when she noticed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her ballot , according to the lawsuit .
Election officials instructed her to feed her ballot through the counting machine .
When the machine failed to accept her ballot , the attending poll worker cancelled the ballot and Aguilera ’ s request for a replacement ballot was denied , according to the lawsuit .
“ These voters were denied the right to vote .
Arizona election officials allegedly were part of the problem , and denial of the right to vote should not occur because of failures in the process of casting a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public statement .
The suit asks that ballots denied because of the supplied Sharpies be identified and allowed to be cured ; that voters who were given felt-tip markers be given the chance to be present to observe the handling and adjudication of their ballots ; and that the court order their votes to be tabulated .
Maricopa County officials pushed back , saying that Sharpies in fact may be used , referring to an Election Day video that said ink could not bleed through ballots .
Another claim about Wisconsin is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Biden between 3:30 and 4:30 a.m. Wednesday morning .
The left-leaning PolitiFact identified a Facebook post as being the source of this rumor , which the social media site flagged .
PolitiFact called this claim “ false , ” quoting Reid Magney , a spokesman for the Wisconsin Elections Commission , as stating , “ Absolutely no ballots were ‘ found.
’ ” Magney added : “ All of the election results that were reported in the early morning hours of Wednesday were valid ballots that were received by 8 p.m. on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Aside from social media and a blog post , no major Republican or conservative figures have made a case for this claim .
A lawsuit filed Wednesday in Detroit asserts that Democratic observers are reviewing thousands of spoiled ballots without an Republican observer present , as required by law .
About 100 counting groups operating in Wayne County determined that ballots rejected by voting machines had to be reviewed .
State law allows a Democrat and Republican election observer to review each ineligible ballot and make a mutual determination of the voter ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allege that only Democratic observers were correcting such ballots in violation of state law , the lawsuit says .
“ The law in Michigan requires Republican and Democrat observers , ” Phill Kline , a former Kansas attorney general who now directs the Amistad Project and represents the plaintiffs in the case , told The Daily Signal .
Kline said every ballot could be perfectly legitimate , but the public needs to have confidence in the process and so far , Wayne County has not been transparent .
“ The lawsuit is only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public .
We need to know how the votes are being counted , ” Kline said .
“ We know they are violating state law .
That makes fraud easier.
” The suit calls for officials to quarantine the ballots until representatives of both parties have evaluated them .
Biden supporters assert that the charge of no Republican observers is “ unfounded.
” Another claim stated that Michigan at one point gained 138,339 ballots , all marked for Biden and none for Trump .
This didn ’ t require hostile fact-checking .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is false .
The Detroit Free Press reported that this rumor began when Matt Mackowiak , chairman of Texas ’ Travis County Republican Party , first tweeted that Biden received 100 % of newly counted votes .
An attachment showed two election maps .
But Mackowiak deleted the tweet and posted another tweet saying : “ I have now learned the MI update referenced was a typo in one county.
” It ’ s nearly impossible for such a thing to happen anywhere , said Hans von Spakovsky , manager of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Foundation .
“ There are a lot of stories and rumors that turn out not to be true , ” von Spakovsky told The Daily Signal .
“ If it was true that tens of thousands of votes appeared and every single one was for one candidate , that would of course raise grave suspicions , particularly this year when even black and Hispanic voters supported Trump in surprisingly high numbers .
In 2016 , Trump won 62 % of the vote in Antrim County , Michigan , in his race against Democrat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ county tabulated votes this week , Biden reportedly beat Trump by 3,000 votes .
Republicans at the local and national level , including American Conservative Union President Matt Schlapp , flagged this development as unusual .
The questions got results when the Antrim County Clerk ’ s Office announced it would count the ballots manually .
The county has about 24,000 residents .
“ There is no way that we flipped from 62 % Trump in 2016 to upside-down this time around , ” said state Rep. Triston Cole , a Republican , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Public Interest Legal Foundation also filed a lawsuit against the state of Pennsylvania for failing to maintain and update voter rolls after finding 21,000 apparently deceased voters still on the rolls .
That does not mean anyone was falsely voting under the names .
However , critics have said unclean voter rolls present the opportunity for fraud .
Fred Lucas is chief national affairs correspondent for The Daily Signal and co-host of “ The Right Side of History ” podcast .
Lucas is also the author of “ Abuse of Power : Inside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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by Fred Lucas
As might be expected during the undecided presidential contest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, pundits and typical voters alike are voicing more concerns about voter fraud and unfair election practices.
Already numerous internet rumors have been proven wrong or lack evidence. That doesn’t mean every assertion will prove to be without merit, however.
Conversely, some legitimate questions about ballot counting have enough evidence behind them to support litigation. That doesn’t mean such questions won’t ultimately have satisfactory answers.
Here’s a sampling—based on what currently is known—of seven claims in the postelection chaos.
1. Wisconsin Votes vs. Registered Voters?
One popular claim circulating on social media and at least one viral email goes like this: “Wisconsin magically now has more votes than registered voters.”
That essentially is a “fake” claim, said J. Christian Adams, president of the conservative-leaning election integrity watchdog group Public Interest Legal Foundation.
“Wisconsin has same-day voter registration, so you are obviously always going to have more voters than registered voters,” Adams told The Daily Signal.
Adams noted that by Thursday afternoon, he had gotten at least 20 emails calling for investigations into bogus rumors floating on the internet.
FactCheck.org determined that the number of registered voters as of Nov. 1 actually exceeded the actual voters Nov. 3 by 388,000.
2. No Sharpies in Arizona?
An example of a legitimate problem is in Maricopa County, Arizona, Adams said, where 11 voters are suing the county for not “curing” their vote, meaning not providing a new ballot when a ballot is somehow spoiled.
The lead client in the case, Laurie Aguilera, represented by the Public Interest Legal Foundation, is asking a court to vindicate her voting rights. Aguilera is joined by 10 unnamed plaintiffs, dubbed “Does I-X.”
The lawsuit asks the court to order that election officials identify and correct all ballots that were denied because poll workers had required voters to use Sharpie markers in filling out ballots.
Aguilera was issued a Sharpie to mark up her ballot on Election Day, according to the lawsuit. That’s despite established state guidance that felt-tip writing utensils not be used.
Aguilera said she became alarmed when she noticed ink bleeding to the other side of her ballot, according to the lawsuit. Election officials instructed her to feed her ballot through the counting machine.
When the machine failed to accept her ballot, the attending poll worker cancelled the ballot and Aguilera’s request for a replacement ballot was denied, according to the lawsuit.
“These voters were denied the right to vote. Arizona election officials allegedly were part of the problem, and denial of the right to vote should not occur because of failures in the process of casting a ballot,” Adams said in a public statement.
The suit asks that ballots denied because of the supplied Sharpies be identified and allowed to be cured; that voters who were given felt-tip markers be given the chance to be present to observe the handling and adjudication of their ballots; and that the court order their votes to be tabulated.
Maricopa County officials pushed back, saying that Sharpies in fact may be used, referring to an Election Day video that said ink could not bleed through ballots.
Did you know we use Sharpies in the Vote Centers so the ink doesn’t smudge as ballots are counted onsite? New offset columns on the ballots means bleed through won’t impact your vote! Find a location before the polls close at 7 p.m. today at https://t.co/8YEmXbWyRL. pic.twitter.com/KKG2O8rQhf — Maricopa County Elections Department (@MaricopaVote) November 3, 2020
3. Wisconsin Ballot Dump?
Another claim about Wisconsin is that someone discovered more than 112,000 ballots marked for Biden between 3:30 and 4:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.
The left-leaning PolitiFact identified a Facebook post as being the source of this rumor, which the social media site flagged.
PolitiFact called this claim “false,” quoting Reid Magney, a spokesman for the Wisconsin Elections Commission, as stating, “Absolutely no ballots were ‘found.’”
Magney added: “All of the election results that were reported in the early morning hours of Wednesday were valid ballots that were received by 8 p.m. on Election Day according to the law.”
Aside from social media and a blog post, no major Republican or conservative figures have made a case for this claim.
4. Who’s Counting in Michigan?
A lawsuit filed Wednesday in Detroit asserts that Democratic observers are reviewing thousands of spoiled ballots without an Republican observer present, as required by law.
About 100 counting groups operating in Wayne County determined that ballots rejected by voting machines had to be reviewed.
State law allows a Democrat and Republican election observer to review each ineligible ballot and make a mutual determination of the voter’s intent. However, several witnesses allege that only Democratic observers were correcting such ballots in violation of state law, the lawsuit says.
“The law in Michigan requires Republican and Democrat observers,” Phill Kline, a former Kansas attorney general who now directs the Amistad Project and represents the plaintiffs in the case, told The Daily Signal.
Kline said every ballot could be perfectly legitimate, but the public needs to have confidence in the process and so far, Wayne County has not been transparent.
“The lawsuit is only asking to open the record to the public. We need to know how the votes are being counted,” Kline said. “We know they are violating state law. That makes fraud easier.”
The suit calls for officials to quarantine the ballots until representatives of both parties have evaluated them.
Biden supporters assert that the charge of no Republican observers is “unfounded.”
5. 138,000 for Biden, 0 for Trump?
Another claim stated that Michigan at one point gained 138,339 ballots, all marked for Biden and none for Trump.
This didn’t require hostile fact-checking. The person who first made the assertion admits it is false.
The Detroit Free Press reported that this rumor began when Matt Mackowiak, chairman of Texas’ Travis County Republican Party, first tweeted that Biden received 100% of newly counted votes. An attachment showed two election maps.
But Mackowiak deleted the tweet and posted another tweet saying: “I have now learned the MI update referenced was a typo in one county.”
This tweet was taken and share honestly. I have now learned the MI update referenced was a typo in one county. I have deleted the original tweet. pic.twitter.com/NXQINWDbEH — Matt Mackowiak (@MattMackowiak) November 4, 2020
It’s nearly impossible for such a thing to happen anywhere, said Hans von Spakovsky, manager of the Election Law Reform Initiative at The Heritage Foundation.
“There are a lot of stories and rumors that turn out not to be true,” von Spakovsky told The Daily Signal. “If it was true that tens of thousands of votes appeared and every single one was for one candidate, that would of course raise grave suspicions, particularly this year when even black and Hispanic voters supported Trump in surprisingly high numbers.
6. Huge Biden Flip of Trump County?
In 2016, Trump won 62% of the vote in Antrim County, Michigan, in his race against Democrat Hillary Clinton. Yet, when the county tabulated votes this week, Biden reportedly beat Trump by 3,000 votes.
Republicans at the local and national level, including American Conservative Union President Matt Schlapp, flagged this development as unusual.
Have Republican votes mysteriously disappeared in Antrim County Michigan and it has become a strong Biden territory? Odd that @GovWhitmer owns property in the county – coincidence? #StopTheSteal https://t.co/etfrhdyLRW — Matt Schlapp (@mschlapp) November 4, 2020
The questions got results when the Antrim County Clerk’s Office announced it would count the ballots manually. The county has about 24,000 residents.
“There is no way that we flipped from 62% Trump in 2016 to upside-down this time around,” said state Rep. Triston Cole, a Republican, according to Interlochen Public Radio.
7. Dead Voters?
The Public Interest Legal Foundation also filed a lawsuit against the state of Pennsylvania for failing to maintain and update voter rolls after finding 21,000 apparently deceased voters still on the rolls.
That does not mean anyone was falsely voting under the names. However, critics have said unclean voter rolls present the opportunity for fraud.
The lawsuit in Pennsylvania states:
As of October 7, 2020, at least 9,212 registrants have been dead for at least five years, at least 1,990 registrants have been dead for at least ten years, and at least 197 registrants have been dead for at least twenty years. … Pennsylvania still left the names of more than 21,000 dead individuals on the voter rolls less than a month before one of the most consequential general elections for federal officeholders in many years.
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Fred Lucas is chief national affairs correspondent for The Daily Signal and co-host of “The Right Side of History” podcast. Lucas is also the author of “Abuse of Power: Inside The Three-Year Campaign to Impeach Donald Trump.”


thetennesseestar--2020-11-07--U.S. Economy Added 638,000 Jobs in October, More Than Expected

The U.S. economy added 638,000 jobs in October , while unemployment fell to 6.9 % , according to Department of Labor data released Friday .
Total non-farm payroll employment rose by 638,000 in October , according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report , and the number of unemployed persons fell by 1.5 million to 11.1 million .
The U.S. added 661,000 jobs in September while the unemployment rate dropped to 7.9 % .
“ There ’ s a pretty consistent pattern here that things are getting worse , ” said Pantheon Macroeconomics economist Ian Shepherdson , according to The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans to be added to payrolls and the unemployment rate to drop to 7.7 % prior to Friday ’ s report , according to the WSJ .
In August , the unemployment rate fell below 10 % for the first time since April when the rate reached 14.7 % .
The U.S. economy surged by a record 33.1 % in the third quarter , according to a Oct. 29 Department of Commerce report .
The 2020 presidential election remained undecided Friday , according to Decision Desk HQ .
Key battleground states Pennsylvania , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arizona have been contested since Tuesday .
However , the stock market has surged since Tuesday because the outcome will likely lead to a divided government preventing a potential Joe Biden administration from implementing stringent regulations , CNBC reported .
There is also hope Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will push for a quick coronavirus stimulus package , according to The New York Times .
Thomas Catenacci is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation .

by Thomas Catenacci
The U.S. economy added 638,000 jobs in October, while unemployment fell to 6.9%, according to Department of Labor data released Friday.
Total non-farm payroll employment rose by 638,000 in October, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report, and the number of unemployed persons fell by 1.5 million to 11.1 million. The U.S. added 661,000 jobs in September while the unemployment rate dropped to 7.9%.
“There’s a pretty consistent pattern here that things are getting worse,” said Pantheon Macroeconomics economist Ian Shepherdson, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Economists projected 530,000 Americans to be added to payrolls and the unemployment rate to drop to 7.7% prior to Friday’s report, according to the WSJ. In August, the unemployment rate fell below 10% for the first time since April when the rate reached 14.7%.
The U.S. economy surged by a record 33.1% in the third quarter, according to a Oct. 29 Department of Commerce report.
The 2020 presidential election remained undecided Friday, according to Decision Desk HQ. Key battleground states Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina and Arizona have been contested since Tuesday.
However, the stock market has surged since Tuesday because the outcome will likely lead to a divided government preventing a potential Joe Biden administration from implementing stringent regulations, CNBC reported. There is also hope Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will push for a quick coronavirus stimulus package, according to The New York Times.
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Thomas Catenacci is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-07--Fact-Checkers Rate Viral Video Alleging Whitmer Used Health Officials to Block Poll Challengers As ‘

Fact-Checkers Rate Viral Video Alleging Whitmer Used Health Officials to Block Poll Challengers As ‘Partly False’

Fact-checkers have ruled a viral video “ partly false ” after it alleged that Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent health officials to bar poll challengers .
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services ( MDHHS ) was present during ballot counting at TCF Center on Wednesday .
Whitmer sent MDHHS allegedly because the 40,000 square foot building was at capacity for COVID-19 restrictions .
In the video , the woman stood alone on the second floor of the building .
Also seen are MDHHS officials removing individuals and barring their entry .
Reuters fact-checkers rated the video “ mostly false @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats were barred from or allowed into the rooms equally .
However , the video in question alleged the disparity between the amount of Republican versus Democratic challengers being removed .
The fact-checkers also didn ’ t address the allegations of counters ignoring challenges on ballots .
Fact-checkers relied on statements from government workers .
Those city officials stated that they blocked both Republicans and Democrats from entry .
Although , they also admitted that they barred mostly Republicans because more Republicans showed up .
However , various accounts alleged that media and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ denied .
The TCF Center is the same location in Detroit where poll officials covered windows with pizza boxes and cardboard to obstruct challengers ’ view of the counting .
On the ground , the various anecdotal accounts from poll challengers conflict about the integrity of Wednesday ’ s counts .
Some stated that ballots were counted well , and some said even better than expected given the surge in absentee ballots .
Others stated that they discovered illegal ballots or were met with silence when challenging a ballot .
Whitmer has yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ specifically .
However , the governor criticized President Trump for “ anti-American ” questioning of the integrity of the election .
She also asserted that the election was “ drama-free ” – it is unclear whether she is aware of the mass protests surrounding election centers across the nation .
A Michigan judge has already thrown out the Trump campaign ’ s lawsuit requesting meaningful access to ballot counting .
State law addressing poll challengers can be found here .
Corinne Murdock is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and the Star News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or email tips to [ email protected ] .

Fact-checkers have ruled a viral video “partly false” after it alleged that Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent health officials to bar poll challengers. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) was present during ballot counting at TCF Center on Wednesday.
Whitmer sent MDHHS allegedly because the 40,000 square foot building was at capacity for COVID-19 restrictions. In the video, the woman stood alone on the second floor of the building. Also seen are MDHHS officials removing individuals and barring their entry.
Reuters fact-checkers rated the video “mostly false,” stating that both Republicans and Democrats were barred from or allowed into the rooms equally. However, the video in question alleged the disparity between the amount of Republican versus Democratic challengers being removed.
The fact-checkers also didn’t address the allegations of counters ignoring challenges on ballots.
Fact-checkers relied on statements from government workers. Those city officials stated that they blocked both Republicans and Democrats from entry. Although, they also admitted that they barred mostly Republicans because more Republicans showed up. However, various accounts alleged that media and lawyers were permitted entry after challengers were denied.
The TCF Center is the same location in Detroit where poll officials covered windows with pizza boxes and cardboard to obstruct challengers’ view of the counting.
Windows into the counting room now being covered. Following banging on the windows from people. Election officials saying the room is at capacity. @WOODTV #Election2020 pic.twitter.com/Nyd72NlGBJ — Heather Walker (@_HeatherWalker) November 4, 2020
On the ground, the various anecdotal accounts from poll challengers conflict about the integrity of Wednesday’s counts. Some stated that ballots were counted well, and some said even better than expected given the surge in absentee ballots. Others stated that they discovered illegal ballots or were met with silence when challenging a ballot.
Whitmer has yet to address the allegations in the video specifically. However, the governor criticized President Trump for “anti-American” questioning of the integrity of the election. She also asserted that the election was “drama-free” – it is unclear whether she is aware of the mass protests surrounding election centers across the nation.
A Michigan judge has already thrown out the Trump campaign’s lawsuit requesting meaningful access to ballot counting. State law addressing poll challengers can be found here.
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Corinne Murdock is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and the Star News Network. Follow her latest on Twitter, or email tips to [email protected].


thetennesseestar--2020-11-07--USPS Sweeps Discover Thousands of Absentee Ballots in Pennsylvania and North Carolina

After conducting internal sweeps , the United States Postal Service ( USPS ) discovered over 2,000 more mail-in ballots for Pennsylvania and North Carolina on Thursday .
D.C. Federal District Judge Emmet Sullivan ordered twice-daily postal center sweeps after a reported 300,000 ballots were reported as undelivered .
Workers accrued about 40,000 mail-in ballots altogether by Thursday – 150,000 were discovered Wednesday .
Postal leaders confirmed that more mail-in ballots were processed on Wednesday than on Election Day .
Workers discovered nearly 1,700 ballots for Pennsylvania , and about 500 for North Carolina .
Friday ’ s final sweeps trickled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A week before the election , election experts warned voters to cease sending in mail-in ballots due to USPS delays .
In September , the USPS sent out a recommendation to mail ballots at least one week prior to Election Day .
It appears that a collective surge of voters mailing their ballots in last-minute caused the delay .
Congressman Mike Kelly ( R-PA-16 ) , state Representative Joseph Hamm ( R-Lycoming County ) , and four other plaintiffs sued Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar .
During an address just before Halloween @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cure ” rejected mail-in ballots with provisional ballots .
The Republican plaintiffs argued that voters with rejected mail-in ballots shouldn ’ t have received provisional ballots on Election Day .
A judge denied much of the suit on Friday .
However , the judge ruled that officials must set aside provisional ballots submitted by voters who requested mail-in ballots .
Further issues arose with allegations of election staff taking a day off when there were about 35,000 ballots left to count .
However , it was clarified that no breaks occurred – staff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reasons including a court order , “ sufficiency issues , ” or improper scanning .
Pennsylvania may count mail-in ballots received by Friday if postmarked by Election Day .
North Carolina also requires mail-in ballots to be postmarked by Election Day , but will accept them until November 12 .
For more election coverage , read our exclusive compilations from The Tennessee Star here .
Corinne Murdock is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and the Star News Network .
Follow her latest on Twitter , or email tips to [ email protected @ @

After conducting internal sweeps, the United States Postal Service (USPS) discovered over 2,000 more mail-in ballots for Pennsylvania and North Carolina on Thursday. D.C. Federal District Judge Emmet Sullivan ordered twice-daily postal center sweeps after a reported 300,000 ballots were reported as undelivered.
Workers accrued about 40,000 mail-in ballots altogether by Thursday – 150,000 were discovered Wednesday. Postal leaders confirmed that more mail-in ballots were processed on Wednesday than on Election Day.
Workers discovered nearly 1,700 ballots for Pennsylvania, and about 500 for North Carolina. Friday’s final sweeps trickled in a handful more mail-in ballots.
A week before the election, election experts warned voters to cease sending in mail-in ballots due to USPS delays. In September, the USPS sent out a recommendation to mail ballots at least one week prior to Election Day.
It appears that a collective surge of voters mailing their ballots in last-minute caused the delay.
Congressman Mike Kelly (R-PA-16), state Representative Joseph Hamm (R-Lycoming County), and four other plaintiffs sued Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar. During an address just before Halloween, Boockvar said they’d “cure” rejected mail-in ballots with provisional ballots.
The Republican plaintiffs argued that voters with rejected mail-in ballots shouldn’t have received provisional ballots on Election Day. A judge denied much of the suit on Friday. However, the judge ruled that officials must set aside provisional ballots submitted by voters who requested mail-in ballots.
Further issues arose with allegations of election staff taking a day off when there were about 35,000 ballots left to count. However, it was clarified that no breaks occurred – staff couldn’t count those ballots for reasons including a court order, “sufficiency issues,” or improper scanning.
Pennsylvania may count mail-in ballots received by Friday if postmarked by Election Day. North Carolina also requires mail-in ballots to be postmarked by Election Day, but will accept them until November 12.
For more election coverage, read our exclusive compilations from The Tennessee Star here.
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Corinne Murdock is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and the Star News Network. Follow her latest on Twitter, or email tips to [email protected].


thetennesseestar--2020-11-07--Hosts Leahy and Carmichael Outline How Our Constitutional Republic Hangs in the Balance with Georgia

Hosts Leahy and Carmichael Outline How Our Constitutional Republic Hangs in the Balance with Georgia and North Carolina Races

Live from Music Row Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville ’ s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael to the studio .
At the end of the second hour , Leahy and Carmichael discussed the steal of the 2020 presidential election by the Democrats and how elections in Georgia and North Carolina could predict the fate of America ’ s constitutional republic .
Leahy : Crom Carmichael , it looks like the presidential election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Democrats .
Leahy : And so you are always focused on reality and what ’ s in front of us .
Leahy : And so the bottom line is the future of our Republic will hang in the balance on the two special elections in Georgia .
Carmichael : We have to focus on that first .
And then it ’ s going to be then the special election in Georgia .
What ’ s interesting is that that the guy in Sullivan the Senator in Alaska , he was ahead over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the vote in , and they still wouldn ’ t call it .
Leahy : Yeah .
Now , why ?
Why I would they not call that ?
Leahy : We ’ ll call the Fox News decision desk and ask them why .
Carmichael : Now , I can answer that .
It ’ s because there were people out there who were in positions of calling the race who weren ’ t sure whether or not the Democrats had a way of dumping a couple hundred thousand votes in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Carmichael : And they didn ’ t want to call it for Sullivan for that reason .
And if there ’ s not a big dump , then Sullivan will win it going away .
They ’ ll win it going away if there ’ s no dump .
So now we have to focus on North Carolina .
Leahy : A one point four percent lead for Thom Tillis .
Carmichael : When was that ?
Because the last one I saw this morning is one point seven .
Carmichael : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was 93 percent .
Carmichael : Okay , so 96 percent and he ’ s at one point four .
So he lost a little bit with half .
The Biden vote dump is proceeding .
Or the Democrat vote dump is proceeding .
Let me set the stage right now .
If you add Dan Sullivan as a Republican win , it ’ s 49 GOP in the Senate and 48 Democrat .
If Tillis wins , it ’ s 50-48 .
Still , those two special elections in Georgia will determine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ win both it ’ s 50/50 and Kamala Harris is Vice President .
They jam everything through .
So you are quite right .
Actually , Tillis has got to win .
If he doesn ’ t win we could still pull it out .
Leahy : We could still pull it out .
But it will be 51 to 49 .
Carmichael : It ’ s very important for Tillis to win .
it ’ s very important that we do that we focus our energies and focus our energies on two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vote .
And the legislature in Georgia criminalizing with very very long prison sentences for officials who do not follow the law .
Leahy : So if you are listening and you want to say , what can I do to help save our constitutional republic ?
I think to me it ’ s very clear in your calendar I would put some time to leave Tennessee between sometime between now and January fifth when the election is for these two Senate seats .
Go down to Georgia knock on doors .
Leahy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the entire balance of the constitutional republic is going to hinge on those two special Senate elections on January 5th .
Carmichael : Democrats will do everything they can .
and I mean everything .
In Philadelphia , the election officials literally broke the law , but apparently , there is no penalty for breaking the law if you are an election official because they threw the Republican poll watchers out .
Yeah , then they let them stand a hundred feet away .
Then the judge said no , you got to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And then they simply said we ’ re doing that when they weren ’ t .
And then they blocked out the windows so that they couldn ’ t even see through the windows .
Leahy : And then inside they used a bunch of new voting machines to count those votes .
And you know who paid for those ?
Mark Zuckerberg .
Carmichael : Okay .
So there you go .
So this is what the country literally is up against .
It is the billionaire class and the political hacks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Now , let ’ s talk about the House .
Republicans have already picked up six seats in the house .
Leahy : Now how could they pick up seats in the House lose the presidency and have the Senate majority sort of hanging in the balance now ?
Carmichael : When you when you ’ re going to cheat you have to focus your cheating in particular areas .
That doesn ’ t mean you can ’ t cheat a lot .
It ’ s just that it has to be in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you cheat across a whole bunch of different congressional districts , somebody along the way on the Democrat side is going to say this isn ’ t right and it ’ s going to be a whistleblower .
And so you have to keep the number of people who know about the actual cheating , I ’ m talking about the actual cheating , not the election officials .
The election officials are cheating but all you have to do is tell them don ’ t let the Republicans see the count .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the election official is breaking the rules .
But they ’ re not the ones dumping the ballots .
So the number of people who dumped the ballots has to be a relatively small number in order to control it .
So you can ’ t do that against legislative districts across the country where Republicans did well .
And you can ’ t do it in congressional seats .
So the result is Republicans have picked up six House seats so far .
It looks like they have a chance to pick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Burgess Owens in Utah , looks like he ’ s going to win .
And that ’ s going to make the House very competitive .
Carmichael : So if we pick up 12 and even if we pick up 10 .
Carmichael : It was 19 before the gentleman from New Jersey , okay , who did win re-election as a Republican .
So if we pick up ten then Pelosi ’ s working with a very very narrow majority .
Carmichael : But that narrow majority is sufficient if they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll jam it .
She ’ ll threaten people with their lives .
Leahy : It will basically be the Chinese Communist Party ’ s style that will be running America ’ s legislature .
Carmichael : But if Republicans control the Senate , then the few reasonable Democrats left in the House will have a say .
That ’ s what that ’ s why it is so important .
Because the Supreme Court does not matter if you don ’ t control the Senate .
If Republicans control the Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constrained .
Now I saw a report where the Iranians have already said Biden will capitulate .
Leahy : Oh , yeah .
And the Chinese know he ’ ll capitulate too .
We ’ ve got a rough patch ahead of us here in this country .
A very rough patch .
Carmichael : Between now and January 5th .
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Live from Music Row Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael to the studio.
At the end of the second hour, Leahy and Carmichael discussed the steal of the 2020 presidential election by the Democrats and how elections in Georgia and North Carolina could predict the fate of America’s constitutional republic.
Leahy: Crom Carmichael, it looks like the presidential election is in process of being stolen by the Democrats.
Carmichael: Yep.
Leahy: And so you are always focused on reality and what’s in front of us.
Carmichael: Yes.
Leahy: And so the bottom line is the future of our Republic will hang in the balance on the two special elections in Georgia.
Carmichael: Thom Tillis. We can’t forget that.
Leahy: In North Carolina.
Carmichael: We have to focus on that first. And then it’s going to be then the special election in Georgia. What’s interesting is that that the guy in Sullivan the Senator in Alaska, he was ahead over 30 points with more than 50% of the vote in, and they still wouldn’t call it.
Leahy: Yeah. Now, why? Why I would they not call that?
Leahy: We’ll call the Fox News decision desk and ask them why.
Carmichael: Now, I can answer that. It’s because there were people out there who were in positions of calling the race who weren’t sure whether or not the Democrats had a way of dumping a couple hundred thousand votes in Alaska.
Leahy: There you go.
Carmichael: And they didn’t want to call it for Sullivan for that reason. And if there’s not a big dump, then Sullivan will win it going away. They’ll win it going away if there’s no dump. So now we have to focus on North Carolina.
Leahy: A one point four percent lead for Thom Tillis.
Carmichael: When was that? Because the last one I saw this morning is one point seven.
Leahy: One point seven. ninety-six percent reporting?
Carmichael: No at 96 percent reporting. Mine was 93 percent.
Leahy: I saw 96 percent at Real Clear Politics.
Carmichael: Okay, so 96 percent and he’s at one point four. So he lost a little bit with half. The Biden vote dump is proceeding. Or the Democrat vote dump is proceeding. Let me set the stage right now. If you add Dan Sullivan as a Republican win, it’s 49 GOP in the Senate and 48 Democrat. If Tillis wins, it’s 50-48. Still, those two special elections in Georgia will determine the balance. Because if the Democrats win both it’s 50/50 and Kamala Harris is Vice President. They jam everything through. So you are quite right. Actually, Tillis has got to win. If he doesn’t win we could still pull it out.
Leahy: We could still pull it out. But it will be 51 to 49.
Carmichael: It’s very important for Tillis to win. it’s very important that we do that we focus our energies and focus our energies on two things. One is getting out the vote. And the legislature in Georgia criminalizing with very very long prison sentences for officials who do not follow the law.
Leahy: So if you are listening and you want to say, what can I do to help save our constitutional republic? I think to me it’s very clear in your calendar I would put some time to leave Tennessee between sometime between now and January fifth when the election is for these two Senate seats. Go down to Georgia knock on doors.
Carmichael: Help them win.
Leahy: Help them win. I think the entire balance of the constitutional republic is going to hinge on those two special Senate elections on January 5th.
Carmichael: Democrats will do everything they can. and I mean everything. In Philadelphia, the election officials literally broke the law, but apparently, there is no penalty for breaking the law if you are an election official because they threw the Republican poll watchers out. Yeah, then they let them stand a hundred feet away. Then the judge said no, you got to let him stand six feet away. And then they simply said we’re doing that when they weren’t. And then they blocked out the windows so that they couldn’t even see through the windows.
Leahy: And then inside they used a bunch of new voting machines to count those votes. And you know who paid for those? Mark Zuckerberg.
Carmichael: Okay. So there you go. So this is what the country literally is up against. It is the billionaire class and the political hacks are trying to steal the country. Now, let’s talk about the House. Republicans have already picked up six seats in the house.
Leahy: Now how could they pick up seats in the House lose the presidency and have the Senate majority sort of hanging in the balance now?
Carmichael: When you when you’re going to cheat you have to focus your cheating in particular areas. That doesn’t mean you can’t cheat a lot. It’s just that it has to be in a narrow geographic area. Because if you cheat across a whole bunch of different congressional districts, somebody along the way on the Democrat side is going to say this isn’t right and it’s going to be a whistleblower.
And so you have to keep the number of people who know about the actual cheating, I’m talking about the actual cheating, not the election officials. The election officials are cheating but all you have to do is tell them don’t let the Republicans see the count. But that doesn’t mean that the election official is breaking the rules. But they’re not the ones dumping the ballots.
So the number of people who dumped the ballots has to be a relatively small number in order to control it. So you can’t do that against legislative districts across the country where Republicans did well. And you can’t do it in congressional seats. So the result is Republicans have picked up six House seats so far. It looks like they have a chance to pick up another six.
Leahy: Yeah, Burgess Owens in Utah, looks like he’s going to win. And that’s going to make the House very competitive.
Carmichael: So if we pick up 12 and even if we pick up 10.
Leahy: We needed 19, I think.
Carmichael: 17.
Leahy: 17 to flip it.
Carmichael: It was 19 before the gentleman from New Jersey, okay, who did win re-election as a Republican. So if we pick up ten then Pelosi’s working with a very very narrow majority.
Leahy: Very narrow.
Carmichael: But that narrow majority is sufficient if they have control of the Senate because she’ll jam it. She’ll threaten people with their lives.
Leahy: It will basically be the Chinese Communist Party’s style that will be running America’s legislature.
Carmichael: But if Republicans control the Senate, then the few reasonable Democrats left in the House will have a say. That’s what that’s why it is so important. Because the Supreme Court does not matter if you don’t control the Senate. If Republicans control the Senate then Biden and Kamala Harris will be constrained. Now I saw a report where the Iranians have already said Biden will capitulate.
Leahy: Oh, yeah. And the Chinese know he’ll capitulate too. We’ve got a rough patch ahead of us here in this country. A very rough patch.
Carmichael: Between now and January 5th.
Leahy: Yeah, exactly
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thetennesseestar--2020-11-07--Votes for Trump Went to Biden in Antrim County, Michigan

Republicans in Antrim County , Michigan knew something wasn ’ t right .
In 2016 , President Donald Trump received 64 % of the vote there to Hillary Clinton ’ s 32 % .
However , on Wednesday morning Antrim polls showed Joe Biden with a 3,000 vote lead .
“ There is no way that we flipped from 62 percent Trump in 2016 to upside down this time around , ” Michigan State House Representative Tristan Cole said on Interlochen Public Radio .
Gray told The Detroit Free Press the “ results on electronic tapes and a computer card @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the results were somehow scrambled after the cards were transported in sealed bags from township precincts to county offices and downloaded onto a computer.
” Whatever the cause , the issue was caught , addressed and fixed by an astute county clerk .
But according to Michigan GOP Chairman Laura Cox , “ 47 counties use this same software in the same capacity , ” including Wayne County ( Detroit ) .
In a written interview with The Michigan Star , Michigan Secretary of State Press Secretary Tracy Wimmer called the glitch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a software error .
Wimmer continued : Dominion is one of three election management system vendors approved by the state .
Dominion is used by 65 counties .
A breakdown by county is available here : There is no evidence that the software did not function properly and there is no reason to think this user error occurred anywhere else .
Notably , the error did not affect how ballots were actually counted or how votes were recorded on the tabulator that counts the ballots .
Even if the issue had not been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it would have been identified during the county canvass when the canvassers review the paper record the votes cast on the tabulator .
The Star reached out to Antrim County Clerk Sheryl Guy but had not been able to make contact before this story published .
The Star will update this developing story .
Jack Windsor is Managing Editor at both The Ohio Star and The Michigan Star .
Windsor is also an Investigative Reporter at WMFD-TV and The Virginia Star .
Follow Jack on Twitter .
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Republicans in Antrim County, Michigan knew something wasn’t right.
In 2016, President Donald Trump received 64% of the vote there to Hillary Clinton’s 32%.
However, on Wednesday morning Antrim polls showed Joe Biden with a 3,000 vote lead.
“There is no way that we flipped from 62 percent Trump in 2016 to upside down this time around,” Michigan State House Representative Tristan Cole said on Interlochen Public Radio.
Antrim County Clerk Sheryl Gray investigated the matter.
Gray told The Detroit Free Press the “results on electronic tapes and a computer card were accurate but it appeared that some of the results were somehow scrambled after the cards were transported in sealed bags from township precincts to county offices and downloaded onto a computer.”
Whatever the cause, the issue was caught, addressed and fixed by an astute county clerk.
But according to Michigan GOP Chairman Laura Cox, “47 counties use this same software in the same capacity,” including Wayne County (Detroit).
In a written interview with The Michigan Star, Michigan Secretary of State Press Secretary Tracy Wimmer called the glitch a “user error” instead of a software error. Wimmer continued:
Dominion is one of three election management system vendors approved by the state. Dominion is used by 65 counties. A breakdown by county is available here: https://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1633_8716_45458—,00.html There is no evidence that the software did not function properly and there is no reason to think this user error occurred anywhere else. Notably, the error did not affect how ballots were actually counted or how votes were recorded on the tabulator that counts the ballots. Even if the issue had not been caught after the reporting of unofficial results, it would have been identified during the county canvass when the canvassers review the paper record the votes cast on the tabulator.
The Star reached out to Antrim County Clerk Sheryl Guy but had not been able to make contact before this story published. The Star will update this developing story.
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thetennesseestar--2020-11-07--Nashville Taxpayer Protection Act: Attorney Roberts Explains How Tennessee’s Chancery Court Judge Us

Nashville Taxpayer Protection Act: Attorney Roberts Explains How Tennessee’s Chancery Court Judge Used West Virginia State Law to Rule in Taxpayer Protection Act Ballot Initiative

Live from Music Row Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville ’ s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed Nashville attorney Jim Roberts to the newsmakers line to give updates on the Nashville Taxpayer Protection Act referendum ’ s failure to get on the ballot .
Leahy : We are joined on the line now by Jim Roberts Attorney for 4GoodGovernment.com .
He put together the Nashville Taxpayer Protection Act .
I don ’ t know what happened in the court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court Judge ruled against putting the Nashville Taxpayer Protection act on the ballot .
I don ’ t understand why , Jim .
Can you explain the judge ’ s thinking ?
Roberts : Well , I ’ m not sure I can completely .
We were very fortunate to have a very good Chancellor , but I ’ m actually very disappointed in the opinion .
Metro went all out to try to keep this off the ballot .
They brought up every possible argument .
And essentially we had an out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ initiative .
and so they look to another state and said well it wouldn ’ t be legal in that state and so we ’ re not gon na let in Tennessee .
I think it ’ s a tragedy .
Leahy : Was that but what was that the explanation the Chancery Court Judge gave ?
Roberts : No , it wasn ’ t like that of course .
Leahy : But I don ’ t understand when the law seems so clear that this should have been on the ballot .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep it off the ballot ?
And what is the outcome of the lawsuit ?
Roberts : Well , I think that the Chancellor felt like that there would be confusion that somehow the people didn ’ t understand what they were voting for was part of the problem that she thought .
I disagree with that .
I think the Taxpayer Protection Act was very clear .
I think the voters understood what they were signing and wanted .
But the court said it wasn ’ t clear .
The court didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t identify the specific sections of the charter that we were trying to amend .
There is no requirement to do that .
the prerequisites to do it in the ballot initiative or very clear and we follow those to the “ t ” .
But apparently , that wasn ’ t good enough .
And so unfortunately by grafting on a lot of extra requirements , it was pretty easy to say that we didn ’ t meet the requirement .
Carmichael : Jim could your group or another group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ focus on only one thing and cite the part of the act ?
or would in other words address her concerns with another ballot initiative and instead of trying to do four things or three things just do one thing ?
And essentially take everything ?
The city is fighting this for one reason .
They ’ re not fighting it for four reasons or fighting it four reasons .
They are fighting it for one .
Is the best course of action for those who ooh think that governments ’ imposing a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is just too far ?
Is one course of action to address the judge ’ s concerns in the ruling with another ballot initiative that cites exactly that ?
And cites that part of the code which she has said we didn ’ t do and only focus on one thing .
Is that a possible way forward ?
Roberts : Well , that ’ s certainly something we ’ re considering .
while we don ’ t think there were too many different items or the people were confused .
You have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suggested that as well .
Maybe we just go back and focus on one or two issues .
There will be another ballot initiative put forth .
People will get a chance to vote on this 34 percent tax increase .
And they ’ re going to get a chance to vote it down .
If we can ’ t repeal it retroactively it may be just simply doing the ballot initiative that says when you do the budget next year you reduce it down to what it was before .
Carmichael : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a single issue , you said one or two , and I ’ m just encouraging you to eliminate as many options for a judge or much confusion for the judge and focus on constraining our government from a massive spending increase .
And frankly , we need to force the city government to do its job rather than become an indebted small , Chicago .
Roberts : I agree completely .
And then trust me that ’ s something we ’ re thinking about .
You know , we feel like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chancellor ruled and respect that even if we disagree with it .
We will come back and follow whatever the things that she ’ s asked us to do will do .
But you ’ re absolutely right .
We are going to definitely come back on the tax issue and we may narrow it down to one or two issues .
But we felt like the people should really have an opportunity to vote on this .
Metro ’ s efforts were really almost incredible .
They threw tremendous resources and probably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ purpose of suppressing the people .
Leahy : Jim , do you have any intention to appeal of appealing this ruling by the Chancery Court Judge ?
Roberts : We certainly do have that intention however , that doesn ’ t solve the problem .
I mean , you know , here ’ s what litigation at the Appellate Court level doesn ’ t fix the tax problem .
The real focus at this moment is to get this tax repealed and get this city back under some fiscal restraint .
We ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Would you ask the Tennessee Supreme Court to undertake ruling on an expedited basis ?
Roberts : That ’ s under consideration .
It ’ s very hard to get the Supreme Court to do that .
And if and quite honestly if we go the route of doing another ballot initiative then the expedited nature or requirement for that sort of goes away .
They would not be inclined to do it if they looked down and saw that we were doing it , you know coming back again with another ballot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t need to do this on an expedited basis .
You know , you ’ re talking a lot of work and Metro knows this .
This is why they hired the former Supreme Court Justice and the former attorney general from the state of Tennessee .
They threw big dollars up against this because they absolutely want to suppress the right to vote .
And that ’ s the most important thing .
It ’ s not so esoteric when it ’ s at the court of appeals .
The most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up in front of the voters and let them speak loudly and get this 34 percent monkey off our backs .
Carmichael : I would just encourage you as you ’ re talking to us you ’ re saying to get this issue .
I would encourage you to make it one issue .
I mean truly make it one issue .
That ’ s the simplest way to have a major win .
I ’ m just concerned that the deck is stacked in a way that that if you don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resistance but still getting the voters to focus on this , giving the voters a chance to have input on this one issue .
That would be what I would encourage you to do because they ’ re looking for ways .
I mean they reached out in to West Virginia .
Leahy : West Virginia .
And now apparently we ’ re part of West Virginia .
Carmichael : They brought in the dead corpse of John Denver .
( Laughter ) But I would encourage you because the voters do care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve been busting your butt .
And I can ’ t tell you how many people have told me how much they appreciate what you ’ re doing .
And so I would just encourage you to narrow this thing down and take that judge ’ s ruling answer every single thing that that judge came back with and stick it right back in front of the voters and in front of the judge .
And then if the judge rules against you again , then appeal it .
Roberts : That ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They have unlimited resources because they ’ re spending your tax dollars to fight this .
They ’ ll spend a million dollars to keep it off the ballot .
Leahy : No question about that .
What would be a timeline for having a new petition ready for circulation for signatures ?
Roberts : We are working on it right this minute and it will actually go out in seven days .
Roberts : I mean , we sort of knew when they geared up for war and the dishonesty and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we knew that they were going to put tremendous pressure on everybody .
On the government employees and on the court system .
We knew they were going all out .
So we ’ ve been planning to see how far they would go and we ’ re ready for that .
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Live from Music Row Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed Nashville attorney Jim Roberts to the newsmakers line to give updates on the Nashville Taxpayer Protection Act referendum’s failure to get on the ballot.
Leahy: We are joined on the line now by Jim Roberts Attorney for 4GoodGovernment.com. He put together the Nashville Taxpayer Protection Act. I don’t know what happened in the court decision, but on Tuesday the Chancery Court Judge ruled against putting the Nashville Taxpayer Protection act on the ballot. I don’t understand why, Jim. Can you explain the judge’s thinking?
Roberts: Well, I’m not sure I can completely. We were very fortunate to have a very good Chancellor, but I’m actually very disappointed in the opinion. Metro went all out to try to keep this off the ballot. They brought up every possible argument. And essentially we had an out of state law applied to this ballot initiative. and so they look to another state and said well it wouldn’t be legal in that state and so we’re not gonna let in Tennessee. I think it’s a tragedy.
Leahy: Was that but what was that the explanation the Chancery Court Judge gave?
Roberts: No, it wasn’t like that of course.
Leahy: But I don’t understand when the law seems so clear that this should have been on the ballot. What specifically did the Chancellor say to keep it off the ballot? And what is the outcome of the lawsuit?
Roberts: Well, I think that the Chancellor felt like that there would be confusion that somehow the people didn’t understand what they were voting for was part of the problem that she thought. I disagree with that. I think the Taxpayer Protection Act was very clear. I think the voters understood what they were signing and wanted. But the court said it wasn’t clear.
The court didn’t like the fact that we didn’t identify the specific sections of the charter that we were trying to amend. There is no requirement to do that. the prerequisites to do it in the ballot initiative or very clear and we follow those to the “t”. But apparently, that wasn’t good enough. And so unfortunately by grafting on a lot of extra requirements, it was pretty easy to say that we didn’t meet the requirement.
Carmichael: Jim could your group or another group do another ballot initiative and address and focus on only one thing and cite the part of the act? or would in other words address her concerns with another ballot initiative and instead of trying to do four things or three things just do one thing? And essentially take everything? The city is fighting this for one reason.
They’re not fighting it for four reasons or fighting it four reasons. They are fighting it for one. Is the best course of action for those who ooh think that governments’ imposing a 34 percent increase in the property tax is just too far? Is one course of action to address the judge’s concerns in the ruling with another ballot initiative that cites exactly that? And cites that part of the code which she has said we didn’t do and only focus on one thing. Is that a possible way forward?
Roberts: Well, that’s certainly something we’re considering. while we don’t think there were too many different items or the people were confused. You have a great idea. And other people suggested that as well. Maybe we just go back and focus on one or two issues. There will be another ballot initiative put forth. People will get a chance to vote on this 34 percent tax increase. And they’re going to get a chance to vote it down. If we can’t repeal it retroactively it may be just simply doing the ballot initiative that says when you do the budget next year you reduce it down to what it was before.
Carmichael: Yeah, and if you do that on a single issue, you said one or two, and I’m just encouraging you to eliminate as many options for a judge or much confusion for the judge and focus on constraining our government from a massive spending increase. And frankly, we need to force the city government to do its job rather than become an indebted small, Chicago.
Roberts: I agree completely. And then trust me that’s something we’re thinking about. You know, we feel like we need to deal with what the chancellor ruled and respect that even if we disagree with it. We will come back and follow whatever the things that she’s asked us to do will do. But you’re absolutely right. We are going to definitely come back on the tax issue and we may narrow it down to one or two issues. But we felt like the people should really have an opportunity to vote on this. Metro’s efforts were really almost incredible. They threw tremendous resources and probably spent $100,000. all for the purpose of suppressing the people.
Leahy: Jim, do you have any intention to appeal of appealing this ruling by the Chancery Court Judge?
Roberts: We certainly do have that intention however, that doesn’t solve the problem. I mean, you know, here’s what litigation at the Appellate Court level doesn’t fix the tax problem. The real focus at this moment is to get this tax repealed and get this city back under some fiscal restraint. We’ll probably do both.
Leahy: Would you ask the Tennessee Supreme Court to undertake ruling on an expedited basis?
Roberts: That’s under consideration. It’s very hard to get the Supreme Court to do that. And if and quite honestly if we go the route of doing another ballot initiative then the expedited nature or requirement for that sort of goes away. They would not be inclined to do it if they looked down and saw that we were doing it, you know coming back again with another ballot. They might say well we don’t need to do this on an expedited basis.
You know, you’re talking a lot of work and Metro knows this. This is why they hired the former Supreme Court Justice and the former attorney general from the state of Tennessee. They threw big dollars up against this because they absolutely want to suppress the right to vote. And that’s the most important thing. It’s not so esoteric when it’s at the court of appeals. The most important thing is to put this issue up in front of the voters and let them speak loudly and get this 34 percent monkey off our backs.
Carmichael: I would just encourage you as you’re talking to us you’re saying to get this issue. I would encourage you to make it one issue. I mean truly make it one issue. That’s the simplest way to have a major win. I’m just concerned that the deck is stacked in a way that that if you don’t take the path of absolute least resistance but still getting the voters to focus on this, giving the voters a chance to have input on this one issue. That would be what I would encourage you to do because they’re looking for ways. I mean they reached out in to West Virginia.
Leahy: West Virginia. And now apparently we’re part of West Virginia.
Carmichael: They brought in the dead corpse of John Denver. (Laughter) But I would encourage you because the voters do care about this single issue. You’ve been busting your butt. And I can’t tell you how many people have told me how much they appreciate what you’re doing. And so I would just encourage you to narrow this thing down and take that judge’s ruling answer every single thing that that judge came back with and stick it right back in front of the voters and in front of the judge. And then if the judge rules against you again, then appeal it.
Roberts: That’s sort of been our thought process. They have unlimited resources because they’re spending your tax dollars to fight this. They’ll spend a million dollars to keep it off the ballot.
Leahy: No question about that. What would be a timeline for having a new petition ready for circulation for signatures?
Roberts: We are working on it right this minute and it will actually go out in seven days.
Leahy: Okay.
Roberts: I mean, we sort of knew when they geared up for war and the dishonesty and put forth their dishonest and disingenuous arguments we knew that they were going to put tremendous pressure on everybody. On the government employees and on the court system. We knew they were going all out. So we’ve been planning to see how far they would go and we’re ready for that.
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thetennesseestar--2020-11-07--GOP-Led Michigan Legislature to Hold Election Hearings After Glitch Initially Gave up to 5,000 Trump

GOP-Led Michigan Legislature to Hold Election Hearings After Glitch Initially Gave up to 5,000 Trump Votes to Biden

Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield , R-Levering , on Friday said lawmakers will hold hearings Saturday to look into election fraud claims in the 2020 presidential election .
“ Every single legal vote needs to be counted , regardless of who cast it or who they voted for .
And then the candidate who wins the most of those votes will win Michigan ’ s electoral votes , just like it always has been .
Nothing about that process will change in 2020 , ” Chatfield said in a statement .
“ America ’ s democracy is sacred , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protect it .
That is why the House and Senate oversight committees will begin hearings soon looking into the voting and counting process in our state to give everyone confidence in the results and to make sure the next election runs much more smoothly .
The people of Michigan deserve peace of mind , and we are going to provide it.
” Several accusations of election fraud , typos , and glitches have been made this week .
Questions followed after a software glitch initially gave roughly 5,000 votes cast for President Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Antrim County , sparking a manual recount .
Other Michigan counties used the same software .
House Speaker Lee Chatfield ’ s spokesman , Gideon D ’ Assandro , told The Center Square in an email that the hearing will serve to answer Michiganders ’ questions .
“ Representatives are currently receiving a lot of questions from concerned residents , and there is a lot of confusion about the process , ” D ’ Assandro said .
“ These hearings are not meant to change any results , but they can provide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people of Michigan.
” State Sen. Ed McBroom , R-Vulcan , said in a statement that lawmakers will investigate the election process and “ seek to determine whether improprieties exist .
We must avoid spreading rumors or making pronouncements without having all the facts .
“ Pouring gas on every potential fear and spreading doubt about the integrity of the system is not the answer , nor is ignoring troubling reports and dismissing out of hand anecdotal evidence that problems may exist , ” McBroom said .
Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Friday that the faulty tabulating software , Election Source , was used in 47 counties across Michigan .
“ The irregularities reported this morning are incredibly troubling , especially given how close the election results are in Michigan.
” Cox said in a Wednesday statement .
“ At this point , it is unclear whether or not these issues were caused by incompetence or corruption , but the fact that they exist is of great concern , and the Michigan Republican Party will spare no expense to expose the truth of what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election.
” Tom McMillin , a former state lawmaker from Oakland County , told the Free Press on Wednesday that Trump and Republican U.S Senate candidate John James could net 4,000 to 5,000 votes because of the glitch .
Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich , D-Flint , pushed back on Chatfield ’ s announcement , calling it a “ a very sad development and it only serves to feed the chaos on which this president thrives .
“ President Trump won the election by 10,000 votes in 2016 and Democrats took it like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement .
“ This time , Vice President Biden won by nearly 15 times Trump ’ s margin , but Republicans are choosing to side with conspiracy theorists and abuse the power of the Legislature in attempt to soothe their bruised egos.
” As of the latest count , Biden received 2,790,648 votes in Michigan to Trump ’ s 2,644,525 .
Scott McClallen is a staff writer covering Michigan and Minnesota for The Center Square .
A graduate of Hillsdale College , his work has appeared on Forbes.com and FEE.org .
Previously , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pepsi .

by Scott McClallen
Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R-Levering) on Friday said lawmakers will hold hearings Saturday to look into election fraud claims in the 2020 presidential election.
“Every single legal vote needs to be counted, regardless of who cast it or who they voted for. And then the candidate who wins the most of those votes will win Michigan’s electoral votes, just like it always has been. Nothing about that process will change in 2020,” Chatfield said in a statement.
“America’s democracy is sacred, and safe and secure elections are how we protect it. That is why the House and Senate oversight committees will begin hearings soon looking into the voting and counting process in our state to give everyone confidence in the results and to make sure the next election runs much more smoothly. The people of Michigan deserve peace of mind, and we are going to provide it.”
Several accusations of election fraud, typos, and glitches have been made this week.
Questions followed after a software glitch initially gave roughly 5,000 votes cast for President Donald Trump to former Vice President Joe Biden in Antrim County, sparking a manual recount.
Other Michigan counties used the same software.
House Speaker Lee Chatfield’s spokesman, Gideon D’Assandro, told The Center Square in an email that the hearing will serve to answer Michiganders’ questions.
“Representatives are currently receiving a lot of questions from concerned residents, and there is a lot of confusion about the process,” D’Assandro said.
“These hearings are not meant to change any results, but they can provide peace of mind and answers for the people of Michigan.”
State Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan, said in a statement that lawmakers will investigate the election process and “seek to determine whether improprieties exist. We must avoid spreading rumors or making pronouncements without having all the facts.
“Pouring gas on every potential fear and spreading doubt about the integrity of the system is not the answer, nor is ignoring troubling reports and dismissing out of hand anecdotal evidence that problems may exist,” McBroom said.
Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox claimed other voting irregularities occurred and said on Friday that the faulty tabulating software, Election Source, was used in 47 counties across Michigan.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s office hasn’t responded to a question verifying Cox’s software claim.
“The irregularities reported this morning are incredibly troubling, especially given how close the election results are in Michigan.” Cox said in a Wednesday statement.
“At this point, it is unclear whether or not these issues were caused by incompetence or corruption, but the fact that they exist is of great concern, and the Michigan Republican Party will spare no expense to expose the truth of what happened in [Tuesday’s] election.”
Tom McMillin, a former state lawmaker from Oakland County, told the Free Press on Wednesday that Trump and Republican U.S Senate candidate John James could net 4,000 to 5,000 votes because of the glitch.
Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich, D-Flint, pushed back on Chatfield’s announcement, calling it a “a very sad development and it only serves to feed the chaos on which this president thrives.
“President Trump won the election by 10,000 votes in 2016 and Democrats took it like adults,” Ananich said in a statement. “This time, Vice President Biden won by nearly 15 times Trump’s margin, but Republicans are choosing to side with conspiracy theorists and abuse the power of the Legislature in attempt to soothe their bruised egos.”
As of the latest count, Biden received 2,790,648 votes in Michigan to Trump’s 2,644,525.
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Scott McClallen is a staff writer covering Michigan and Minnesota for The Center Square. A graduate of Hillsdale College, his work has appeared on Forbes.com and FEE.org. Previously, he worked as a financial analyst at Pepsi.
Photo “State Rep. Lee Chatfield” by U.P. Politico CC4.0


thetennesseestar--2020-11-07--Steve Bannon Presents ‘War Room: Pandemic’

An all new LIVE STREAM of War Room : Pandemic starts at 9 a.m. Central Time on Saturday .
Former White House Chief Strategist Stephen K. Bannon began the daily War Room : Pandemic radio show and podcast on January 25 , when news of the virus was just beginning to leak out of China around the Lunar New Year .
Bannon and co-hosts bring listeners exclusive analysis and breaking updates from top medical , public health , economic , national security , supply chain and geopolitical experts weekdays from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon ET .
The show ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Voice News , the John Fredericks Radio Network , Salem Media Group , and Newsmax TV and the podcast is available on Apple , Spotify , Stitcher , SoundCloud , and Google Play .
You can watch past episodes here .
Previously , Bannon hosted a series of three , two-hour long special programs entitled Descent into Hell : The Chinese People Confront the CCP .
The groundbreaking specials aired live on the John Fredericks Radio Network , America ’ s Voice Network , Dish TV Channel 219 , The Epoch Times , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mandarin .
For more information , visit www.pandemic.warroom.org and @ WarRoomPandemic .

An all new LIVE STREAM of War Room: Pandemic starts at 9 a.m. Central Time on Saturday.
Former White House Chief Strategist Stephen K. Bannon began the daily War Room: Pandemic radio show and podcast on January 25, when news of the virus was just beginning to leak out of China around the Lunar New Year. Bannon and co-hosts bring listeners exclusive analysis and breaking updates from top medical, public health, economic, national security, supply chain and geopolitical experts weekdays from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon ET.
The show’s broadcast partners are America’s Voice News, the John Fredericks Radio Network, Salem Media Group, and Newsmax TV and the podcast is available on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, SoundCloud, and Google Play.
EP 580: 10 a.m.
You can watch past episodes here.
Previously, Bannon hosted a series of three, two-hour long special programs entitled Descent into Hell: The Chinese People Confront the CCP.
The groundbreaking specials aired live on the John Fredericks Radio Network, America’s Voice Network, Dish TV Channel 219, The Epoch Times, ND TV, GTV and GNews in Mandarin.
For more information, visit www.pandemic.warroom.org and @WarRoomPandemic.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-07--Perdue-Ossoff Race, Control of U.S. Senate Heading Toward January Runoff in Georgia

Ongoing vote tallies in Georgia suggest the fate of the U.S. Senate race between Sen. David Perdue and Jon Ossoff , and , perhaps , control of the U.S. Senate , will be decided by a runoff election in January .
As of Friday morning , incumbent Republican Perdue leads Ossoff , a Democrat , by 98,410 votes , with a 49.84 % to 47.84 % advantage – below the more than 50 % of the vote Perdue needs to avoid a runoff against Ossoff on Jan. 5 .
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger tweeted Friday morning that 8,197 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Georgia election officials said an additional 8,899 military ballots still could be returned and accepted by Friday .
The state has no way of knowing how many of those outstanding military ballots could be returned .
A special election on Tuesday ’ s ballot to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Johnny Isakson , who retired , already has produced a runoff between Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler , who was appointed to the seat in December , and Democrat Raphael Warnock , who is the senior pastor of the Atlanta church @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The two runoffs could carry national significance by determining which party has control of the U.S. Senate .
As of Friday morning and based on races called by The Associated Press , Democrats and Republicans each held 48 seats in the Senate , with two U.S. Senate races outside of Georgia still undecided : North Carolina and Alaska .
In North Carolina , Republican incumbent Thom Tillis holds a 48.7 % to 46.9 % advantage over Democrat Cal Cunningham with an estimated 94 % of the vote counted .
The vote count in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week .
Republican incumbent Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan holds a 62.9 % to 31.8 % advantage over Democratic challenger Al Gross with an estimated 47 % of the vote counted .
Absentee ballots and early voting ballots cast after Oct. 29 will not be counted in Alaska until next week .
If Republicans hang on to their leads for both of those seats , they would need to win one of the Georgia runoffs to hold a 51-49 advantage in the U.S. Senate .
Tie votes in the Senate are broken by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emerged from a crowded field in the special election to fill the seat created by former U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson , who retired .
The runoff winner will serve the two years remaining in Isakson ’ s term .
Gov .
Brian Kemp appointed Loeffler to the seat in December .
Warnock had 32.86 % of the vote , and Loeffler , who was in battle with Congressman Doug Collins for Republican votes , finished with 25.98 % .
Collins garnered 20 % of the vote .
“ Georgia , I ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I stepped into the Senate , ” Loeffler said via Twitter .
“ It means the world to me to have your support – but our work isn ’ t done yet !
Let ’ s bring it home on January 5th.
” Warnock said he is energized by a growing movement for change across Georgia .
“ Something special and transformational is happening right here in Georgia , ” Warnock said .
“ The people .
Everyday people .
Ordinary people are rising up , and they are demanding change.
” Jason @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who has been a journalist for more than 20 years .
He spent a decade as the top editor in three northern Illinois newsrooms for Shaw Media and Pioneer Press .
Schaumburg is a regional editor for The Center Square .
Photo “ Jon Ossoff ” by Jon Ossoff .

by Jason Schaumburg
Ongoing vote tallies in Georgia suggest the fate of the U.S. Senate race between Sen. David Perdue and Jon Ossoff, and, perhaps, control of the U.S. Senate, will be decided by a runoff election in January.
As of Friday morning, incumbent Republican Perdue leads Ossoff, a Democrat, by 98,410 votes, with a 49.84% to 47.84% advantage – below the more than 50% of the vote Perdue needs to avoid a runoff against Ossoff on Jan. 5.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger tweeted Friday morning that 8,197 ballots still needed to be counted. Georgia election officials said an additional 8,899 military ballots still could be returned and accepted by Friday. The state has no way of knowing how many of those outstanding military ballots could be returned.
A special election on Tuesday’s ballot to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Johnny Isakson, who retired, already has produced a runoff between Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who was appointed to the seat in December, and Democrat Raphael Warnock, who is the senior pastor of the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached.
The two runoffs could carry national significance by determining which party has control of the U.S. Senate.
As of Friday morning and based on races called by The Associated Press, Democrats and Republicans each held 48 seats in the Senate, with two U.S. Senate races outside of Georgia still undecided: North Carolina and Alaska.
In North Carolina, Republican incumbent Thom Tillis holds a 48.7% to 46.9% advantage over Democrat Cal Cunningham with an estimated 94% of the vote counted. The vote count in North Carolina will not conclude until next week.
Republican incumbent Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan holds a 62.9% to 31.8% advantage over Democratic challenger Al Gross with an estimated 47% of the vote counted. Absentee ballots and early voting ballots cast after Oct. 29 will not be counted in Alaska until next week.
If Republicans hang on to their leads for both of those seats, they would need to win one of the Georgia runoffs to hold a 51-49 advantage in the U.S. Senate. Tie votes in the Senate are broken by the vice president.
Loeffler and Warnock emerged from a crowded field in the special election to fill the seat created by former U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, who retired. The runoff winner will serve the two years remaining in Isakson’s term.
Gov. Brian Kemp appointed Loeffler to the seat in December.
Warnock had 32.86% of the vote, and Loeffler, who was in battle with Congressman Doug Collins for Republican votes, finished with 25.98%. Collins garnered 20% of the vote.
“Georgia, I’ve been fighting for YOU since the day I stepped into the Senate,” Loeffler said via Twitter. “It means the world to me to have your support – but our work isn’t done yet! Let’s bring it home on January 5th.”
Warnock said he is energized by a growing movement for change across Georgia.
“Something special and transformational is happening right here in Georgia,” Warnock said. “The people. Everyday people. Ordinary people are rising up, and they are demanding change.”
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Jason Schaumburg is an award-winning, veteran editor who has been a journalist for more than 20 years. He spent a decade as the top editor in three northern Illinois newsrooms for Shaw Media and Pioneer Press. Schaumburg is a regional editor for The Center Square.
Photo “Jon Ossoff” by Jon Ossoff.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-07--Texas Attorney’s Video of Suspicious Vote-Counting Activity in Detroit Censored by Big Tech, Conserv

Texas Attorney’s Video of Suspicious Vote-Counting Activity in Detroit Censored by Big Tech, Conservatives Allege

Texas attorney Kellye SoRelle and members of Lawyers for Trump sent a copy of a video to Texas Scorecard of individuals moving what she claims are ballots in the middle of the night on Nov. 4 in Detroit .
In the video , a white van is seen parked in front of polling location at 2:40 a.m. A box is taken out of the van and placed into a red wagon , which is then pulled inside the facility .
SoRelle video recorded and photographed the activity , which Texas Scorecard published on its website .
Another image appears to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and out of the area where mail-in ballots were being counted reportedly during a shift change at 4 a.m .
Individuals were able to enter and leave the facility where the votes were being counted without any identification check , SoRelle claims .
Because they were working in six-hour shifts , they did not need overnight luggage , she argues , suggesting that the containers were being used for something other than bringing in personal belongings .
WXYZ News in Detroit responded to the video , claiming that at least one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ equipment at 2:40 a.m. Texas Scorecard ’ s attempt to publish the video and information about alleged voter fraud in Detroit on social media posts was quickly taken down by social media outlets , they said .
“ Apparently reporting on someone ’ s concerns – backed up by video and photos – is simply not allowed if it goes against the leftwing narrative , ” Michael Quinn Sullivan , CEO of Empower Texans , wrote in an email to supporters .
According to a report by Forbes , half of President Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Facebook and Twitter since Election Day have been labeled “ false ” or “ questionable.
” Of President Trump ’ s 22 posts on Facebook and Twitter , 11 have been labeled as false or misleading , Forbes reports , including claims about winning states and asserting election fraud is taking place .
Twitter has hidden some posts on the president ’ s timeline , warning users that “ some or all of the content shared in this Tweet is disputed and might be misleading about an election or other civic process , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or retweet his tweets .
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas also tweeted examples of his tweets being censored .
A tweet he posted on Thursday of a Philadelphia poll worker describing voter fraud was taken down by the social media giant .
Conservative political commentator David Rubin asked , when trying to retweet Cruz ’ s tweet , “ Why is Twitter repeatedly censoring this video ?
Including when @ tedcruz shared it ?
The video literally disappears from Cruz ’ s feed .
( Video in follow up tweet . )
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cruz led a Senate hearing on social media censorship one week before the election .
On some of Trump ’ s Facebook posts , Facebook officials warned users that “ final votes may differ from the initial vote counts ” or “ elections officials follow strict rules when it comes to ballot counting , handling and reporting.
” Forbes notes that users are still able to reply to and share his posts .
While Facebook is removing some conservative political posts , its CEO , Mark Zuckerberg , also gave $ 300 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to election officials in primarily Democratic districts where ballot malfeasance is allegedly ongoing , another report has found .
Two Democratic representatives , David Cicilline of Rhode Island and Gerry Connolly of Virginia , have called on Twitter to suspend Trump ’ s account .
Bethany Blankley is a contributor to The Center Square .
Photo “ Google Censorship ” by Mike Mackenzie .
CC BY 2.0 .

by Bethany Blankley
Texas attorney Kellye SoRelle and members of Lawyers for Trump sent a copy of a video to Texas Scorecard of individuals moving what she claims are ballots in the middle of the night on Nov. 4 in Detroit.
In the video, a white van is seen parked in front of polling location at 2:40 a.m. A box is taken out of the van and placed into a red wagon, which is then pulled inside the facility. SoRelle video recorded and photographed the activity, which Texas Scorecard published on its website.
Another image appears to show individuals moving suitcases and coolers in and out of the area where mail-in ballots were being counted reportedly during a shift change at 4 a.m. Individuals were able to enter and leave the facility where the votes were being counted without any identification check, SoRelle claims. Because they were working in six-hour shifts, they did not need overnight luggage, she argues, suggesting that the containers were being used for something other than bringing in personal belongings.
WXYZ News in Detroit responded to the video, claiming that at least one of the individuals SoRelle recorded was wheeling in camera equipment at 2:40 a.m.
Texas Scorecard’s attempt to publish the video and information about alleged voter fraud in Detroit on social media posts was quickly taken down by social media outlets, they said.
“Apparently reporting on someone’s concerns – backed up by video and photos – is simply not allowed if it goes against the leftwing narrative,” Michael Quinn Sullivan, CEO of Empower Texans, wrote in an email to supporters.
According to a report by Forbes, half of President Donald Trump’s social media posts on Facebook and Twitter since Election Day have been labeled “false” or “questionable.”
Of President Trump’s 22 posts on Facebook and Twitter, 11 have been labeled as false or misleading, Forbes reports, including claims about winning states and asserting election fraud is taking place.
Twitter has hidden some posts on the president’s timeline, warning users that “some or all of the content shared in this Tweet is disputed and might be misleading about an election or other civic process,” and restricted their ability to like or retweet his tweets.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas also tweeted examples of his tweets being censored. A tweet he posted on Thursday of a Philadelphia poll worker describing voter fraud was taken down by the social media giant.
Conservative political commentator David Rubin asked, when trying to retweet Cruz’s tweet, “Why is Twitter repeatedly censoring this video? Including when @tedcruz shared it? The video literally disappears from Cruz’s feed. (Video in follow up tweet.) This man speaking is a Democrat.”
Cruz led a Senate hearing on social media censorship one week before the election.
On some of Trump’s Facebook posts, Facebook officials warned users that “final votes may differ from the initial vote counts” or “elections officials follow strict rules when it comes to ballot counting, handling and reporting.” Forbes notes that users are still able to reply to and share his posts.
While Facebook is removing some conservative political posts, its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, also gave $300 million to a nonprofit organization that gave grants to election officials in primarily Democratic districts where ballot malfeasance is allegedly ongoing, another report has found.
Two Democratic representatives, David Cicilline of Rhode Island and Gerry Connolly of Virginia, have called on Twitter to suspend Trump’s account.
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Bethany Blankley is a contributor to The Center Square.
Photo “Google Censorship” by Mike Mackenzie. CC BY 2.0.