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The Midwest Cattleman · September 9, 2021 · P4
voted in an election. It was generation, we
not only significant because all know more
he had just voted, but be- about just
cause he had just voted in about anything
the first fair and free election you can name...
in his lifetime. It was most that has to do
likely the very first free and with making
fair election in that country’s a living, pro-
history. Sometimes an elec- ducing beef, or
tion can be a country’s first raising crops,
– sometimes a single elec- not to men-
tion can be a country’s last. tion our vari-
Maybe we need to wake up! ous hobbies…
What's the one thing that Maybe we need some cour- than we do about elections. of the process. What happens
seems to be lacking almost age. That’s really unfortunate for next? How are votes count-
everywhere you look? I We helped that country our children and grandchil- ed? How are those totals
mean the one thing that's in through that entire election dren because those elections communicated to the state?
short supply and harder to process. We know how to do and those elections alone Who checks them?
find than anything else…no elections. The Carter Cen- make all those other things What about after that?
matter how hard you look? ter is the gold standard for possible. Unless our elec- Even our most devoted, hon-
You might say ‘common having elections around the tions remain free and fair, est, hard-working, and un-
sense’ and you'd be close. world and yet here, in our you can turn off the lights! appreciated election officials
But no, there's something own country, we violate every Right now, let me just say, have very little idea what
even more scarce than that - single principle they demand there is a whole lot of ‘flicker- happens next. Where does
something even more hard to in other countries’ elections. ing’ going on. Maybe we need that information go? Is it
find. It's called COURAGE. Here, we do it all – all the some courage. verified at every level? Is
Don’t get me wrong, many things that never ever should Some of us have a dream. every vote safe?
put on a uniform every morn- be allowed. Things that are Others are living the dream. How many people are reg-
ing and live courageously. pure ‘red flags’ for fraud… we How is it all possible? istered in your county? Is it
What about the rest of us? allow. Why is that? Maybe Some went to college, but possible to have more peo-
What does courage mean for we need some courage. for others it was eight grades, ple registered in your county
us? As Americans, it's safe to maybe twelve and then the than even live in the county?
There was an image in the say, we take a lot of things for 'school of hard knocks'. For If there is, what can you do
news a few years ago that granted. Recent events have anyone successful it was about it? If there is, would
most all of us can remember. convinced me that there's hard work, long hours and you take the time to do some-
It made every network news nothing we take for granted probably some luck. But all thing about it?
channel and was on the cover more than our right to vote of this could vanish over- I personally have conclud-
of hundreds of magazines. I and the sanctity of our free night without the freedom to ed that my state needs a Full
bet you remember it. It was and fair elections. There will choose our own leaders, own Forensic Audit. As news
an image of a person from be very few who read this private property, and enjoy breaks in the coming weeks,
Iran. He (some were women who have not made it a habit other individual freedoms I think you will find that I
as well) was standing in a to vote often, in fact; most that the ‘Left’ would like to am not alone. I’d like to ask
doorway showing a brightly reading this have probably see us just surrender. And you to stand up with me and
colored, unmistakable purple voted in every election since we know more about almost demand one in your state.
finger. That purple finger they've been old enough. But everything else we can name That’s going to take some-
indicated that he had just unfortunately for the next than we do the one thing that thing rare and hard to find.
makes all this pos- If you think we don’t need
sible. a complete audit from time to
We really time, I have a proposition for
shouldn't be sur- you. I’d like you to take your
prised that today annual mortgage payment,
we have tractors, possibly the largest check you
combines and write all year– let’s just say
other machines it is. Now, why not send it
that can almost be to your bank in a plain white
put on autopilot. envelope – you know – like a
We've had a lot of ballot. Only this time, send
things on autopilot it in cash. No? Why wouldn’t
for a long time... you do that? We audit every-
including our elec- thing of value, and we keep
tions. Sure, we track of it, and then we dou-
drop by the polling ble-check it. For the future’s
place, fill out a bal- sake, we better start valuing
lot, and then slide our elections and our vote! I
it into the box. don’t know… maybe we need
After we do that, some courage.
most of us includ-
ing myself, have no KwC
idea about the rest
