US election disputes lingering on even on ‘safe harbor day’
Ramin Mazaheri
Press TV, Chicago
November 8th was “safe harbor day” in the United States, when all states were to have resolved any presidential election dispute, but it’s clear the sea of politics remains incredibly stormy.
It’s difficult to know exactly what is going on because both sides have so many claims, counter-claims, supporters and detractors. There are reportedly around 1,000 sworn testimonies alleging election irregularities, and yet no election-reversing “smoking gun” has been produced.
Many government officials insist there was no vote fraud, but the nation’s top intelligence official, the Director of National Intelligence, just said that all issues of election fraud must be investigated and only then would we see “whether there is a Biden administration”.
The constant message of corporate media is that the election is “over”, yet it’s clear there is no such finality for scores of millions of American Republicans. Top pollster Gallup just reported that 83% of Republicans believe that challenger Joe Biden’s projected win is not “accurate”, showing how widespread and firmly-rooted are the doubts regarding the vote’s integrity.
In a historic move Texas and Louisiana announced they are suing the swing states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin and Michigan, claiming that they manipulated the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to unlawfully change their election rules.
It appears to be the definitive challenge to the executive orders by some state governors to massively and controversially issue mail-in ballots, even though those orders were not checked and balanced with a state legislative vote.
The Electoral College votes on December 14, but Congress doesn’t count the votes until January 6, meaning that election disputes seem likely to continue into next year, regardless of “safe harbor day”.
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