Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus
11/20/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/20/2024 13:05
Why is Election Integrity So Elusive in Pennsylvania
Nov. 20, 2024
By Rep. Milou Mackenzie (R-Lehigh/Montgomery/Northampton)
Poor Bob Casey! His ego and delusions of grandeur might be bigger than the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It seems he just wasn't prepared for whatever hit him on Nov. 5. And, his supporters weren't either. They immediately dug in their heels and scrambled around shamelessly counting votes that, according to the PA Supreme Court, could not legally be counted!
There were several heavily democratic counties that were willing to defy the law if it meant helping someone on their team. The most egregious example of this was played out on national television when a Bucks County commissioner spoke the quiet part out loud and said she felt justified in breaking the law because other people do it every day in this country. She had no shame! Sadly, this was just another occasion where the good name and reputation of Pennsylvania got dragged through the mud on the national stage.
And where was Gov. Josh Shapiro in the midst of all of this drama? He was nowhere to be seen. Not a peep or a whimper from the good governor! During the noticeable pregnant pause, the indication was that he might be alright with the counting of illegal votes! But then came the re-emphasis from the court. The law was the law! So, Josh Shapiro, our former attorney general, gave in and admitted he stands by that opinion but not before offering an excuse for the would-be law breakers, claiming they were "confused," in some way that was the Legislature's fault.
So, do we really need to wonder why election integrity is so elusive in Pennsylvania? There seems to be many reasons… from the governor and Democrat House majority refusing to allow voter ID to become a law in PA, to flawed software and malfunctioning voting machines, and now law-defying people counting our votes. Unless we have people in power who actually care about fair, smooth-running and honest elections in the Commonwealth, nothing will change. Gov. Shapiro, who holds the most power of anyone in the Commonwealth, could bring about the needed change. He still has two more years in office, so let's see what steps he takes. And poor Bob Casey-will he ever concede? It might take a few more months and a million more taxpayer dollars to find that out!
As a state lawmaker, I will continue to fight for voter ID and other commonsense policies that protect the integrity of our elections and every single legal vote cast in the Commonwealth.
Representative Milou Mackenzie
131st Legislative District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Media Contact: Will Jones
717.260.6615
[email protected]
RepMilouMackenziePA.com | Facebook.com/RepMilouMackenzie
Poor Bob Casey! His ego and delusions of grandeur might be bigger than the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It seems he just wasn't prepared for whatever hit him on Nov. 5. And, his supporters weren't either. They immediately dug in their heels and scrambled around shamelessly counting votes that, according to the PA Supreme Court, could not legally be counted!
There were several heavily democratic counties that were willing to defy the law if it meant helping someone on their team. The most egregious example of this was played out on national television when a Bucks County commissioner spoke the quiet part out loud and said she felt justified in breaking the law because other people do it every day in this country. She had no shame! Sadly, this was just another occasion where the good name and reputation of Pennsylvania got dragged through the mud on the national stage.
And where was Gov. Josh Shapiro in the midst of all of this drama? He was nowhere to be seen. Not a peep or a whimper from the good governor! During the noticeable pregnant pause, the indication was that he might be alright with the counting of illegal votes! But then came the re-emphasis from the court. The law was the law! So, Josh Shapiro, our former attorney general, gave in and admitted he stands by that opinion but not before offering an excuse for the would-be law breakers, claiming they were "confused," in some way that was the Legislature's fault.
So, do we really need to wonder why election integrity is so elusive in Pennsylvania? There seems to be many reasons… from the governor and Democrat House majority refusing to allow voter ID to become a law in PA, to flawed software and malfunctioning voting machines, and now law-defying people counting our votes. Unless we have people in power who actually care about fair, smooth-running and honest elections in the Commonwealth, nothing will change. Gov. Shapiro, who holds the most power of anyone in the Commonwealth, could bring about the needed change. He still has two more years in office, so let's see what steps he takes. And poor Bob Casey-will he ever concede? It might take a few more months and a million more taxpayer dollars to find that out!
As a state lawmaker, I will continue to fight for voter ID and other commonsense policies that protect the integrity of our elections and every single legal vote cast in the Commonwealth.
Representative Milou Mackenzie
131st Legislative District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Media Contact: Will Jones
717.260.6615
[email protected]
RepMilouMackenziePA.com | Facebook.com/RepMilouMackenzie
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