[EL] What could be done

[Mark Rush]

what, realistically can be done?  "Do Over?"

While one may or may not like Trump's ties to Russia or Putin, in the end,
Russia is another interest group with an interest in the election.  Some of
them spend lots of money, others others speak and write, others...hack.
The latter situation is one that we unfortunately can't control.

We can try to control money through better campaign spending legislation.
But the realities of the cyberworld indicate that anyone from the Russian
government, to the 12 year old hacker in Boise who is home from school with
the flu for several days now have the power to effect all sorts of
cybermischief.  And, sadly, what's sauce for the goose...:
http://www.salon.com/2016/08/02/the_hypocrisy_of_american_exceptionalism_missing_the_big_picture_of_the_dncs_alleged_election_meddling/


No one has come up with a suggestion to control hacking that does not
entail an Orwellian surveillance operation.

Also, realistically, what had the greater effect?  The hack (whose real
impact is still somewhat fuzzy) or Comey? Clinton blamed the FBI for the
loss:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/13/us/politics/hillary-clinton-james-comey.html


It's 21st century America...

cheers to all





On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 12:50 AM, Larry Levine <larrylevine at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> In an election as close as this one was in several key states, I think it
> can be concluded that the actions of the Russian government influenced
> public opinion in the U.S. to a degree that it is reasonable to believe it
> changed the result of the election. But under our system, even if it were
> proved, what could be done.
>
> http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-11-most-
> important-lines-from-the-new-intelligence-report-on-russia%
> e2%80%99s-hacking/ar-BBxYXGw?li=BBnb7Kz
>
> Larry
>
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