“Accountability,” Indeed
This week, I appeared on the “Here and Now” show on Wisconsin Public Television to discuss the uselessness of the Government Accountability Board – which continues to operate in violation of federal law by not having an accurate voter list.
In an Associated Press story today, UW-Madison political scientist Charles Franklin agrees:
“Surely they (other states) faced major problems as well. I think they’re a demonstration that it could have been done effectively and on time,” said University of Wisconsin-Madison political scientist Charles Franklin. “The system could have been up and operating a year ago.”
When I was finished filming my piece, one of the Wisconsin Public TV employees came up to me and mocked my contention that people are out stuffing the voter rolls with fraudulent names. “Those people out stealing votes – are they riding unicorns while they’re doing it?” they said.
Well, it appears the first one of those unicorns is in handcuffs.
Here’s the video: