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posted by n1 on Wednesday June 14 2017, @11:52PM   Printer-friendly
from the just-like-old-times dept.

The Republican-led Senate voted decisively to punish Moscow for interfering in the 2016 election by approving a wide-ranging sanctions package that targets key sectors of Russia's economy and individuals who carried out cyber attacks.

Senators on Wednesday passed the bipartisan sanctions legislation 97-2, underscoring broad support among Republicans and Democrats for rebuking Russia after U.S. intelligence agencies determined Moscow had deliberately interfered in the presidential campaign. Lawmakers who backed the measure also cited Russia's aggression in Syria and Ukraine.

Source: USNews.com


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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by edIII on Thursday June 15 2017, @01:35AM (6 children)

    by edIII (791) on Thursday June 15 2017, @01:35AM (#525802)

    Ohh, fuck you.

    There has been ZERO evidence of wide spread voter fraud. One or two incidents doesn't get you to the 2.5 million required for Trump to have won the popular vote. Every single time they spend millions looking, they come away with maybe one example out of literally millions and millions of votes in elections where it didn't come down to a single vote to make a difference.

    WHere's the fucking evidence that millions of illegals voted? That's right, there isn't any. Otherwise you would've linked to a Congressional report about it, and you damned well fucking know there would be one. If they can investigate Hillary EIGHT FUCKING TIMES to the tune of millions of dollars, they can investigate voter fraud.

    You know why a full blown investigation almost never happens, or isn't reported on? They all show that voter fraud isn't something that is widespread. If there were any evidence, it would be on Fox News (aka White Nationalist Training Network) 24/7 with Fucker Carlson ranting like a raving loon about it. Republicans would use it as ammo against the illegals and Democrats, not that they need much more.

    You're full of fucking shit and divested from the facts, but by all means, keep pushing that myth out. Just what conspiracy was it that made 1 million people disappear from Trump's inauguration? Did the illegals come and kidnap people to prevent them from getting there? The amount of evidence is zero.

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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 15 2017, @01:37AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 15 2017, @01:37AM (#525804)

    Wasn't there video evidence with a top level DNC staffer admitting to conspiring to enable voter fraud? Oh... that doesn't count though, because, reasons! *plugs ears* NO EVIDENCE!!!

    • (Score: 2) by edIII on Thursday June 15 2017, @02:10AM

      by edIII (791) on Thursday June 15 2017, @02:10AM (#525821)

      That is evidence of an attempt, not a success. Subtle difference perhaps. If they was a success, this man would be in jail awaiting trial and we would be talking more about it.

      There has been ZERO EVIDENCE of any widespread success in voter manipulation, until you include gerrymandering, and that is mostly a Republican behavior (they're better at it). Again, where is the fucking evidence? Oh right! It doesn't exist, and not because Republicans haven't tried to find/manufacture it :)

      A campaign staffer for HRC turned out to be corrupt. I'm shocked I tell you, just fucking shocked. Next you'll trying telling me that the head of the DNC conspired against a DNC Presidential candidate..... Which interestingly enough, is the only evidence out there. That HRC conspired against Bernie Sanders and DID alter the course of the election through corruption.

      Still no evidence of millions of illegals voting in our election....... I'm waiting........

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    • (Score: 3, Interesting) by jmorris on Thursday June 15 2017, @02:27AM

      by jmorris (4844) on Thursday June 15 2017, @02:27AM (#525829)

      It is just a rumor without evidence. It is a violation of privacy, violation of the civil rights of illegals to vote, whatever it takes to ensure there is never a full investigation that might produce evidence. This is all entirely coincidental. Nothing to see here, move along.

      It is illegal for elections officials to ask for proof of immigration status, citizenship or even residency in several cities/states when registering to vote, it is unconstitutional (SCOTUS sez!) to demand ID to vote, it is even a civil rights issue to demand the voter rolls be purged of dead people. Cross checking between States to catch snowbirds voting in both NY and FL? Oh Hell no! Despite this, despite that these same areas often have as much as half their population ineligible to vote, anyone who believes there is even a smidgen of illegal voting is a conspiracy theorist and a menace to the Republic more dangerous than ISIS. Meanwhile the same thrice damned nanny state Democrats have no problems passing laws thats says a literal UNIX Greybeard like myself has to show photo ID to buy a can of spray paint at Walmart. Somebody explain those priorities.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 15 2017, @01:41AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 15 2017, @01:41AM (#525806)

    You seem angry, I just pointed out that they did find around 1/3rd of illegal immigrants in a number of Virginia districts had cast ballots. Don't you think the sanctity and security of electoral systems matter?

  • (Score: 2) by Thexalon on Thursday June 15 2017, @12:45PM

    by Thexalon (636) on Thursday June 15 2017, @12:45PM (#525974)

    Another thing worth thinking about: Illegal immigrants aren't stupid, and the very last thing they want is to interact with the government. They know full well that every single time they do they risk deportation, even if the government agency in question swears up and down they won't alert ICE.

    Besides, if I were a political machine trying to cast fraudulent votes, I'd simply forge absentee ballots, using knowledge of who is unlikely to vote. It's much easier and safer.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 15 2017, @04:51PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 15 2017, @04:51PM (#526086)

    Zero evidence never stopped a good witch hunt. e.g. Meuller-Comey.