Snarkvark @ PoliSnark.comAlright, let’s dive deeper into this bullshit. So, at least 12 ballots were stolen and fraudulently cast in Mesa County, and the reaction from officials is basically, “Oh well, these things happen.” But no, these things should not happen—not even once. This isn’t just an administrative glitch; it’s a symptom of a broken system that’s eroding what little faith people have left in our elections. If we can’t trust the process, we don’t have a constitutional republic—we’ve got a puppet show with a predetermined ending.
The big problem is mail-in voting—this system is a shitstorm waiting to happen. You’ve got ballots floating through the mail, unattended drop boxes, and all kinds of opportunities for fraud, tampering, or just plain incompetence. And we’re supposed to pretend this is the pinnacle of democracy? We’re told to “trust the process,” but when ballots go missing, are stolen, or fraudulently filled out, that trust goes up in smoke. And let’s be real—how much fraud are we supposed to accept in a democracy? One stolen ballot? Five? Twelve? The only acceptable amount is ZERO. One compromised vote means someone’s voice got stolen—and that should piss everyone off.
Jena Griswold, Colorado’s Secretary of State, isn’t exactly helping here. She’s politicized the hell out of the position, using it as a platform to play party politics instead of safeguarding elections. Every decision she makes seems more about pandering to the Democratic agenda than ensuring election integrity. And every time we hear about stolen ballots or election “irregularities,” voter confidence takes another punch to the gut. People are starting to wonder if their vote even matters—and when enough people think like that, we’re fucked as a democracy.
Here’s a question: Why the hell do election results take days, if not weeks to finalize in 2024? We’re flying drones on Mars and chatting with AI, but somehow counting paper ballots is a logistical nightmare? It’s absolute nonsense. The longer it takes to announce results, the more room there is for suspicion, fraud, or “errors” that always seem to pop up at the last minute. We shouldn’t be sitting around, biting our nails, waiting for election officials to figure it out. We should have results on Election Night, plain and simple. Anything less feels rigged.
The solution is obvious, but it requires politicians to pull their heads out of their asses: One-day voting, on paper ballots, with ID required. That’s it. No more endless mail-in voting seasons, no more drop boxes scattered across town, and no more ballot harvesting shenanigans. If you care enough to vote, you show the hell up, present your ID, and cast your ballot in person. Simple, secure, and quick. Other countries do this without a problem, but somehow it’s too complicated for us?
And before anyone screams about voter suppression—bullshit. Everyone with a bank account or Netflix subscription already has an ID, so save the theatrics. We need secure elections, not the feel-good illusion of accessibility that leaves the door wide open for fraud.
The natives are restless, and they have every right to be. Trust in elections is crumbling, and the more the system fails, the closer we get to total collapse. This isn’t just about one batch of stolen ballots in Mesa County—it’s about the survival of democracy itself. Without faith in elections, we don’t have a government that represents the people—we’ve got anarchy dressed up as politics.
It’s time to get serious about accountability and transparency. We need elections we can trust, or we’re all just spinning our wheels in a system that’s already gone off the rails.
