Mid Rivers Newsmagazine 11-18-20

6 I OPINION I
November 18, 2020
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EDITORIAL
Count the votes
This should be a bipartisan issue.
There should be widespread agreement
and cross-party cooperation in making
sure that this year, all votes are counted.
Not just counted, in fact, but audited
and verified. The results of this election
should be unequivocal. Who could argue
with that?
Well, this is 2020, so everything is
arguable.
Currently, President Donald Trump
and his supporters are contending (in
court and in social media land) that voter
fraud absolutely occurred. Former Vice
President Joe Biden and his supporters
are claiming that there is no evidence
that widespread voter fraud took place.
Notice the subtle difference? Notice
how both things could be true at the same
time? There could be voter fraud that is
not widespread but that is still impactful
to the results of the election.
The left says that Trump is trying to
delegitimatize the electoral process by
throwing out baseless claims. Great, then
we should count, audit and verify every
vote so that he cannot get away with that.
The right says Biden and the machinery
of the swamp are trying to steal this
election through illegitimate means.
Great, then we should count, audit and
verify every vote so that they cannot get
away with that.
Biden wants to unite the country.
Trump wants to drain the swamp. Super,
let’s count the votes. Any result that
relies on legal maneuvering or political
maneuvering will be ineffective unless
the results themselves are viewed as
legitimate. Ballots are tangible things;
they can be investigated. Let’s take the
time to do it right, particularly seeing
how this year saw a doubling of the
number of early and mail-in ballots
from 2016.
Many will see that no matter the
result, the country will remain divided.
Maybe so. Many will claim that any
investigation is meant only to overturn
the “proper” winner, Joe Biden. That is
simply ridiculous and not logical.
The most likely result of any deep
audit into the election results is that Joe
Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn
in in January. The most likely result is
that the investigation will uncover some
number of fraudulent ballots, but not
enough to change the outcome. But there
is some possibility, greater than zero,
that an audit will uncover more. Maybe it
will uncover fraud, or a computer glitch,
or a postal system mistake, or whatever.
But in order for this country to move
forward, the results must be undeniable.
Biden said in his stump speech that he
doesn’t want red states or blue states, just
United States. The best way to achieve
that goal is to count the votes.
The institutions of this great country
have taken a beating over the last decade.
An unconventional president, an untrustworthy
press and a divisive social media
landscape have crashed into one another,
leaving many confused and anxious and
afraid. Protests have swept the nation,
many of which have evolved into riots
and looting.
The best way to begin to trust one
another again is to know our numbers
and make sure we, the people, have been
counted. Our voices and our votes must
be known.
Count the votes. Count the votes.
Count the votes.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
In support of Walter E. Williams
Every week, I look forward to the
Mid River Newsmagazine for one thing,
Walter E. Williams. His point of view is
refreshing, intelligent and well sourced.
In a climate of “politically correct”
and “race determined opinions,” he finds
a way to make us think beyond spoonfed
news.
Please do not get rid of him because
others wrangle at his articles. He may be
one of the very few true journalists left
in our community.
Mary Jo White Anderson
• • •
In your recent issue there are letters to
the editor criticizing Walter E. Williams
for a lack of balance in his editorials.
Since when do editorials on either side
have to be balanced?
If you want the “balance” in opinions
just go to the Post-Dispatch and you’ll
get the other liberal side. You don’t even
need to go to their editorial page since
so many of their “news” articles are onesided.
Keep up the good work, your paper is
one of the only places in St. Louis that
you can get opinions and news that isn’t
so slanted to the left.
Tom Napper
• • •
Thank you for the Walter E. Williams
editorials. It is so refreshing to read intelligent
and educated opinion from a man
of his stature and background, especially
in a world of incredible media biased
propaganda and censorship of conservative
viewpoints.
As our First Amendment rights are
being extinguished, please continue to
“let freedom ring” for Walter E. Williams
and our country. Thank you!
W.L. Loveless
Who is ‘AC’ Dienoff
Never met the man but I have seen him
in action.
He is a bulldog, a force of nature, a
self-proclaimed public advocate. Many
people feel like they have found their
niche, their purpose, their passion, their
reason for being. This might be Arnie.
Although I don’t know Arnie, my guess
is that he has lost something very dear,
his ability to speak out on public matters.
It might be interesting to see if he
can bring the passion of his 5-minute
speeches to sentences on a page. I am
not suggesting he substitute for the
great Walter E. Williams, but it might be
interesting to see his response to being
silenced. No doubt he would mention
the First Amendment. Perhaps he would
even reference the sentiments attributed
to Voltaire?
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