Digging Deeper

I generally refrain from commenting on issues at the local level. Most of my remarks are directed at politicians and bureaucrats at the State and Federal level. These are the folks that create most of our rules and laws with which local officials are tasked to enforce. The old saying rings true: All politics are local. Local polling officials and workers, local politicians, members of City and County Commissions and Election boards and many others are, in most cases, people with a sincere interest and desire to make our system of government work more effectively and efficiently. These people have difficult jobs and earn very little. Many volunteer their time. Do you know how many state and federal laws and regulations are on the books? It’s impossible to know. Many of these laws/rules and regulations conflict with one another. As previously stated in an earlier column, at the federal level, Omnibus spending bills are typically 1500-2500 pages. Once released, a vote on these bills is usually held within 24 hours, so the politicians’ constituents (you and I) have no idea what is in the bill. The party in power holds a vote and the result usually falls along party lines. I’ll say it once more: Churchill said, “If you have 10,000 regulations, you destroy all respect for the law.” At the state level, please attempt to read SB202, our election reform bill in Georgia. I agree with what they say, in summary, regarding what the bill accomplishes; nevertheless, try reading it. I’m grateful that I was blessed along the way with some great teachers; however, please inform me if you get past page 30 of the 98 pages (2512 lines and 39 Sections) before your eyes begin crossing. Do you get the sense that some of these bills are designed to increase confusion? Major League Baseball removed the All-Star Game from Atlanta last year because they claimed this bill was too restrictive: This was nothing but old fashioned, high-stakes politics at work. From what I can tell, SB202 put some common-sense limitations on giving out absentee ballots like Halloween candy, as happened in 2020. What do we want? The authorities to bring a voting machine to our house? Again, we live transitionally in the “the era of zero personal responsibility.” This too shall pass, and the deceivers will be exposed. At what cost to our Constitutional Republic?

I want to clarify a point that I made last week that does not in the least, influence the substance of what I said regarding voting at your local precinct: I stated the QR code is printed on the back of the sheet after voting. Local officials reminded me that the QR code is printed on the front of the sheet, along with the selections you make while casting your ballot on the voting machine. Makes no difference, you are instructed to insert this sheet into the scanner/tabulator, after casting your ballot and after the sheet is printed, as in prior elections. The scanner/tabulator is what counts the votes. The very last thing I want or intend to do is mislead you in any way, shape, or form. Remember, the state legislature significantly tightened up the rules pertaining to absentee ballots when SB202 was passed, and my opinion of using absentee ballots has most definitely changed since 2020. Why, exactly? I told you of an emergency petition submitted to the State Board of Elections. You can read the entire document here:

https://www.scribd.com/document/600724717/Moncla-Cross-Demand-Emergency-Review-10-11-2022-Sm

I attempt to provide you as much information as possible. It’s up to you to decide how your vote is counted: whether going to the precinct to vote or using the absentee ballot option. More and more requirements are being levied on local officials. The Secretary of State has usurped power from the Georgia’s 159 Counties regarding our elections. It has become way too centralized. I have spoken with a few local officials who want the State to fund and run elections because of costs. I’m not fond of too much government centralization. It reeks of control. Is that what we need now, more big government and less local control of our elections? By the Grace of God, I am humbled and will never be deterred in bringing you the truth. Will this election go into extra-innings again? Would the Democrats be willing to give up the reins of unilateral power they’ve held since 2020? The reality: the situation could continue to degrade.

Is this possible? CDC director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, contracted COVID-19 just one month after receiving her fourth (?) booster shot? This latest booster shot was billed as the bivalent omnicron-tuned booster shot (with sugar on top), as she bragged: “vaccinated people do not carry the virus and don’t get sick.” How much longer do we call this a vaccine?

Remember: the truth has no agenda.

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