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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/0 ... oming-bac/WOW! MI House Oversight Chair Steve Johnson On AZ Audit: “It’s a joke… a wasted effort… a disaster” – “Election is over… Trump is not coming back into office”
By Patty McMurray
Published June 15, 2021 at 8:27pm
When it comes to addressing election fraud in Michigan, Rep. Steve Johnson (R), a member of the Election and Ethics Committee and Chair of the House Oversight Committee (he replaced Matt Hall as the House Oversight Committee Chair in January), is one of the most powerful members of the state legislature.
*** The opening is all lies and fantasy. This is the good part: ***
Rep. Johnson on the Maricopa Co, AZ Election audit:
I asked Rep. Johnson about the Arizona election audit. I wanted to know why Michigan was one of the only contested states in America with a Republican majority in the House and Senate that didn’t send a representative to the Maricopa Co. audit to observe? Johnson laughed, telling me, “It’s a joke—it’s a wasted effort—it’s been a disaster.” I was admittedly taken back by his arrogance and asked him to explain, “It’s taken way longer than they said it would take, and it’s over budget.” I asked Rep. Johnson if he’s aware that, in large part, the reason the process has been stalled is that Democrats have been stonewalling the process and trying to prevent the audit from taking place? Johnson dismissed my explanation, saying, “They need proof of fraud,” explaining that he’s “not going down that road” of an election audit in Michigan, telling me that MI Sec. of State Benson has already conducted a couple of audits and a hand recount.
I asked the Republican House Oversight Committee chair, “Do you know Kristina Karamo and that she’s the only person from Michigan who made the trip to Arizona to tour the audit process?” He answered, “Yeah, I think she’s running for Secretary of State or something.” I explained, “She is, indeed, running as a Republican candidate for the MI Secretary of State against our dishonest Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, and fortunately, she’s taking the concerns of voter fraud by the citizens of Michigan more seriously than our elected officials, which is why she traveled to Arizona.” The arrogant lawmaker appeared to mock the rising conservative rock-star candidate for MI SOS, telling me Arizona’s forensic audit is “a waste of effort,” Johnson continued, with his rant against the AZ audit, saying, “It’s been a disaster!”
On Constitutional Attorney Matthew DePerno:
We asked Johnson why state representatives have been refusing to talk to Antrim County election fraud attorney Matthew DePerno, and if they’ve been told by leadership not to speak with him? Rep. Johnson mocked Mr. DePerno. “He’s a snake oil salesman,” Johnson said. Johnson falsely claimed that DePerno had collected over $400K “with some fundraiser.” I asked Johnson what proof he had of his claim that Mr. DePerno has raised over $400K in a legal defense fund? He responded by saying, “I know people who are writing checks to him!”
We contacted Matt DePerno and asked him to respond to the claims by Steve Johnson. According to DePerno, they’ve raised $317,190 in donations to their legal defense fund to date. “We have spent over $1.5 million so far, on this case,” DePerno said, asking, “What does he [Johnson] think it costs to run a forensic investigation with a team of experts?” The fearless attorney blasted Johnson for his lack of understanding about what goes into a case like the one he’s working on in Antrim County. “That just shows the level of utter incompetence that we have in our state legislature,” DePerno exclaimed, adding, “This just shows that they’ve done no internal investigation into how much a forensic audit like this costs.”
DePerno explained that he decided to forgo other cases to remain singularly focused on Bill Bailey’s case. “To my financial detriment, and the detriment of the other lawyers on my team, we have not taken a new client since January 2021,” he said.
I asked the Libertarian-leaning “Justin Amash of the MI State Legislature” if he’s aware that most Republicans are concerned about future elections because they don’t trust that their elected leaders are taking their concerns about voter fraud seriously? I asked Steve if it concerned him that voters may not show up in future elections because they don’t trust the process? Johnson told me that if they don’t show up, “they’re idiots!” adding that it would be an “ignorant, foolish decision” not to vote and that it would mean that they’re “giving up on our country.” I asked Rep. Johnson if he believes voters might believe their elected leaders are giving up on the country? He told me they have the power at the ballot box to change their elected officials. I reminded Johnson that if voters don’t trust the ballot box, they might stop believing that elections matter. Finally, I asked him how he will be held accountable for his actions or inactions when his term is up, as he’s been “term-limited,” and he will no longer be in office after December 2021? Johnson confirmed that he wouldn’t be able to run for another term—and finally, ended our interview by telling me that we had spent enough time talking and that our conversation was over.
To be honest, I was grateful my conversation with Steve Johnson had come to an end. I’m not a fan of feckless cowards or chest-beating Libertarians who can’t see the forest for the trees. My heart sank as I sat down to review my notes and prepared to deliver the awful news to the tens of thousands of Michigan residents who still hold out hope that election fraud in Michigan will be taken seriously by someone—anyone of the elected officials they voted for to represent the citizens of Michigan and not cowards like Rep. Steve Johnson.
It's a real concern. On the other hand, there's some evidence to suggest that the internecine fighting in the GOP between the pro-Trump, "more audits/less democracy" camp and, say, incumbent Republican Secretaries of State (Brad Raffensberger, for instance) might result in splitting the Republican vote in the general election for those offices and provide an opportunity for Democrats. But I do agree that Democrats need to abide by the old maxim of si vis pacem, para bellum ("If you seek peace, prepare for war").RVInit wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 6:04 am I just can't wait until we have a dozen or more Trumpy Secretaries of State to contend with. Democrats will be losing seats in even more levels of government. I hope Democrats are gearing up for the same level of "war" Republicans plan to wage in the next few election cycles. Because if we don't, it's the end.
This is kinda the inverse of how cell phone videos really brought forward how real police violence against PoC is... though in this case we get to see just how privileged right wing groups are. They proudly post about their felonies and expect to not get in trouble because, well, they pretty much never do.Notaperson wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:26 pm Oh this is getting good.
She is so utterly full of shit. I hope she lands in jail.
With all those blindsided clowns blinded by former impotus one would have assumed that reading braille would have come naturalcovfefe wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 12:10 pm Count finished.
https:// twitter.com/ArizonaAudit/status/1404965691766284292I don't know why I should listen to some real estate lady from Wyoming about politics, but I don't know why I should listen to some real estate guy from NYC about it either, soMaricopa Arizona Audit @ArizonaAudit
Audit Update: Hand count of ballots was completed yesterday with the exception of Braille ballots. The paper examination phase continues and we are examining over 100k ballots per day!
2:54 AM · Jun 16, 2021
https:// twitter.com/cathponeill/status/1404994168204587008?s=20
Angel Campos.Slim Cognito wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 3:15 pm Who are they bringing in to read the Braille ballots? Mr. Magoo?
sugar magnolia wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 3:34 pmAngel Campos.Slim Cognito wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 3:15 pm Who are they bringing in to read the Braille ballots? Mr. Magoo?
Well played, Madam. Well played.sugar magnolia wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 3:34 pmAngel Campos.Slim Cognito wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 3:15 pm Who are they bringing in to read the Braille ballots? Mr. Magoo?
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/po ... 704454002/Mark Brnovich warns Justice Department against undermining Arizona election audit
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich wants U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to take a hands-off approach to the state’s ongoing ballot review, similar to what he has done.
Brnovich, a Republican who is running for the U.S. Senate, announced Tuesday via his campaign that he had sent a letter to Garland on Monday. That letter accused Garland, the nation’s top law-enforcement officer, of showing “an alarming disdain for state sovereignty.”
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In his letter, Brnovich cast as performative, not legally substantive, a previous letter from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division that asked Senate President Karen Fann, R-Prescott, to respond to concerns the department had about security of ballots and potential voter intimidation.
“My office is not amused by the DOJ’s posturing and will not tolerate any effort to undermine or interfere with our State Senate’s audit to reassure Arizonans of the accuracy of our elections,” Brnovich wrote.
“We stand ready to defend federalism and state sovereignty against any partisan attacks or federal overreach. … Arizona will not sit back and let the Biden administration abuse its authority, refuse to uphold laws, or attempt to commandeer our state’s sovereignty.”
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Bring out the dentists! Pew pew pew!
They're trying to out South Carolina South Carolina which is a feat usually performed by Florida.
A crap ton of Michiganders do. 'Course thats the winter time.
Okay, Okay.. At this point, I stand corrected. The University of Arizona is playing outdoors and it appears the Diamondbacks are not playing baseball indoors or outdoors.