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In reply to the discussion: Why Isn't Mark Harris Behind Bars for His NC Election Fraud Scheme? [View all]okaawhatever
(9,453 posts)40. The election commission isn't considered a court of law per se, and doesn't have the right to
punish or convict anyone. All they can do is certify or not certify the election. They did not certify it, therefore the election happens again with the same candidates. That is actually good for us. The republicans want the primaries to be repeated so they can get another candidate, but hopefully that won't happen.
BTW, the election commission forwarded McCrae Dowless' name to the DOJ for prosecution for the 2016 election, but Trump's DOJ did absolutely nothing.
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You're right. If this guy gets convicted, what do you think the odds are of him serving
alwaysinasnit
Feb 2019
#46
The election commission isn't considered a court of law per se, and doesn't have the right to
okaawhatever
Feb 2019
#40
If I recall - he used the same ballot fraud scheme perp as a consultant - in the primary in 2016
salin
Feb 2019
#47
Democrats may actually benefit from his remaining on the ballot. Let him lose and then prosecute him
dameatball
Feb 2019
#8
better question - why hasn't the guy who tampered with the actual ballots been arrested?
getagrip_already
Feb 2019
#10
Elaine Marshall is the SOS, and a Democrat as is the Josh Stain the Attorney General and
R Merm
Feb 2019
#33
Fritz speaks out of turn. Elaine Marshall, Secretary of state for NC, is a friend to ALL voters.
Ford_Prefect
Feb 2019
#39
Rethuglicans always rail against voter fraud and not election fraud, at which they're experts.
OMGWTF
Feb 2019
#18
EXACTLY!!! So far the only recourse in these matters has been for citizens to come up with the
diva77
Feb 2019
#19
Doubt it. His son is a lawyer for the DOJ and told his dad not to hire the guy. Said it looked fishy
okaawhatever
Feb 2019
#35
wellll, he was warned by his legal eagle son of legal issues with that operative
shanny
Feb 2019
#34
At least NOT allowed to run again or investigated or indicted. But, as we all know
Eliot Rosewater
Feb 2019
#28