Hey, You Know What This Election Is Missing? Mercenaries!
I voted early on Friday, since I’m about to board a plane to go to Ft. Leavenworth for a TWI assignment. And while I waited on the hour-long line at One
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I voted early on Friday, since I’m about to board a plane to go to Ft. Leavenworth for a TWI assignment. And while I waited on the hour-long line at One Judiciary Square in D.C. to cast my ballot, I thought to myself: Shouldn’t there be some jackbooted mercenaries around here? You know, to protect the integrity of the electoral process?
Luckily, Nathan Hodge at Wired’s excellent Danger Room blog reportsthat voters in Oregon may not have to suffer the way I suffered.
“„CIA-linked private military contractor Evergreen Defense & Security Servicesoffered to post sentries at Oregon polling stations on election day, detaining troublemakers” and making sure voters “do not get out of control.”
“„In an e-mail to local election supervisors, obtained by the McMinnville, Oregon News Register, Evergreen president Tom Wiggins said he “recognized the potential conflict” that could occur on November 4th. “Never has there been a more heated battle in the race for president.”
You don’t want those voters to get out of control, right? Especially those, you know, NEGROvoters??? Everyone reacts well to the sight of geared-up paramilitary dudes in front of polling places, particularly those from the African American community, who remember what it was like to have the cops “protect” them at the polling places.
Alas, Hodge writes, Evergreen’s sales pitch was turned down. Is there no justice in this world anymore?
Paolo Reyna
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