I believe that it was the moral duty of all of our senators and representatives to take a stand and not certify the election results. Why? Because this was an election which: (a) is not only completely unverifiable, but (b) is unverifiable in light of continuously mounting evidence of fraud and voter suppression, (c) has at least three lawsuits pending regarding the lack of integrity of Ohio’s election procedures, and (d) given how suspect it is, will undermine both the American public’s faith in democracy and America’s credibility with the rest of the world, if allowed to move forward unchallenged.
In short, no one (never mind a public official) can, in good conscience, certify the accuracy of something that dubious without first double-checking the results, a task which is now impossible.
Every patriotic citizen should be concerned about this, too. Election integrity is not a partisan issue. If we don’t have fair and accurate elections we don’t have democracy, no matter what your party. And without democracy we don’t have America. All elected officials who didn’t fight for the founding principles of our country don’t deserve to serve in public office.
Erica Bolliger
Portland