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Harry Wait ordered ballots in the names of others to show voter fraud is possible. Now facing up to 13 years in prison, he is undaunted in his crusade to change Wisconsins voting laws.RACINE, Wis. Harry Wait marched into the courthouse, walked through a metal detector and planted himself on a bench in the ornate lobby. His supporters, some wearing bright yellow Free Harry T-shirts, chatted amiably as they followed him inside.
Emboldened by former president Donald Trumps false election claims, Wait in July had ordered absentee ballots in the names of others for the purpose, he said, of exposing what he considers flaws in Wisconsins voting systems. Now, on a warm September afternoon, he was using the resulting voter-fraud charges against him which could land him in prison for up to 13 years to amplify his argument that absentee balloting should be severely restricted.
Id do it again in a heartbeat because to save the republic, soldiers have to draw blood and blood be drawn, Wait said as he sat on the courthouse bench.
For two years, a large segment of Trump supporters has embraced discredited claims that the 2020 election was stolen. The strategy of cultivating anger over supposed voter fraud proved politically disastrous this fall, when election deniers lost high-profile races from Arizona to Pennsylvania.
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Dumbass, thy name is Harry Wait. And Kimberly Zapata. Throw the book at both of them.
TigressDem
(5,125 posts)Like nursing home staff?
Helping someone who is aged, disabled or needs a translator is legal.
But to do it without the consent of the individual and not for the purpose of helping that person with their ballot IS a crime.
Yeah, Harry, and just because you can open the storm door to someone's locked apartment building and read their name on the mailbox doesn't give you the right to bypass the locked door and go into their home either.
In case you were wondering.
Better Days Ahoy
(698 posts)At least there's far less chance of contributing more little loonies to the gene pool while in prison.
There's that.
What is WRONG with these people? Have they been this stupid and gullible all along?
Walleye
(31,062 posts)Doesnt do any good just to beat these guys on principle. They have to be punished
Joe Cool
(750 posts)mopinko
(70,239 posts)i mean, dude, ya got caught. looks like the system worked to me.
tanyev
(42,623 posts)I'm sure the bank would be most grateful for his selfless vigilantism.
chriscan64
(1,789 posts)1. He breaks the law to prove it doesn't work.
2. He is charged because the law does work.
3. He claims he would do it again.