"Opportunities to lose these uncounted ballots to accidents is an election disaster just waiting to happen."

Except those ballots are serialized and watermarked, and voters can confirm online whether or not their vote has been cast.

Now do the danger of Flying Unicorns eating mail-in ballots.

"Risks are compound."

When compounded and compounded, the negatives are still no worse than lost mail.

You're making excuses to make it harder for "certain" people to vote.

"Eight states running vote by mail isn't remotely the same as rolling it out nationwide."

That's moronic. It's more than enough for a series of test cases.

If you can't find problems over eights states, with over 60 collective years of mail-in ballots...THE PROBLEMS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR DON'T EXIST.

You're just using your ignorance as a smokescreen to justify suppressing legal votes.

"Every additional handoff increases exposure. Every new location adds another failure point."

And yet mail has over a 99.5% success rate when the address is correct.

Meanwhile, you're happy to suppress more than half a percent of voters.

"You're questioning my accounting knowledge and experience?"

You certainly flunk at probability and statistics. Not to mention logic and human nature.

Tell us again how you're your own expert.

"WAAAY too much to do and keep track of..."

Not if you want the voter to participate.

You want to be able to exclude certain folks, with long lines, too-few precincts, lane closures, bus line disruptions, and targeted windows of voting.

My belief is every legal voter should be empowered to cast their legal vote in the manner of their choosing.

"Considering the dynamics of home settings and the ease of pressuring members of the family, in person private voting is the only solution."

It would have to happen A LOT MORE on one "side" to make any statistical difference.

"Requiring in person secure private voting is critical for a true democracy."

It's also much, MUCH easier to control. You'd be suppressing more votes than any proven fraud.

"the opportunity to vote without hinderance or pressure to vote a particular way, is very important."

Just seal the envelope before you give it back to your wife.

"My own experience with these kind of setups make me my own authority"

It shows. You've never acknowledged ballots are serialized and watermarked. You've never admitted a returned mail-in ballot not requested is investigated. You've never even addressed the math problem of any minor incidences being offset by similar incidences from the other side. Nor have you accepted the impossibility of crime at scale, at least by the individual voter. And you've NEVER admitted if no one has come forward, especially five years after a close election, your theory is statistically impossible.

FTW, the Heritage Foundation's compendium on vote fraud convictions shows a few fascinating things:

States average about one conviction per state per year.
Most of the crimes are done by canvassers, cullers, or counters...not voters.
When voters do it, it's almost always the garden-variety kind: either voting for a newly-deceased member of the household, or voting twice because of a move, and land ownership (and the ability for voting registration) in two states.
The number of fraudulently-cast votes is almost always ONE.
Never fraud at scale (except for the "Three Cs", above)
Never fraud by trying multiple votes at the same precinct, disguised.

"Mail in ballots, even absentee ballots have a built in inherent risk because they are uncounted ballots being transported."

States have confirmation systems. If you were correct, there would be lots of folks who complained of mailing in, but the system didn't confirm. Where are they??? Oregon, in particular, has 30 years of data you could check.

"Larger numbers of these such as millions is a higher risk..."

You have no proof of that, and the links above literally prove you wrong.

"... and I predict will lead to another catastrophe in a future election"

ANOTHER catastrophe?!? The "catastrophe" you're referring to is Trump's honest loss. The "catastrophe" was liars like you who made untrue claims. And FIVE YEARS LATER, you still have no proof...and you're calling it a CATASTROPHE?!?

You're just upset "certain" people got to vote who you wish wouldn't.

Ultimately, every legal voter should be able to choose the way they cast their legal vote.

"Ah yes the 90s. Back when republicans thought a president should be impeached for lying about a getting blown."

Yep. Back when making $100,000 on cattle futures was scandalous, and launched multi-year investigations.

Now it seems quaint.

"every one of those 34 "felonies" was a misdemeanor"

That's not what the court said.

That's not what the jury said.

"...had never been used against anyone in the nation,"

In the nine years before Trump was indicted, the SDNY averaged filing a "falsifying business records" case once every TWO WORKING HOURS.

"Neither man has been convicted of a sex crime."

A jury found Trump guilty of sexual abuse.

Good on you for standing up for the difference!!!

"I couldn't find anything after looking."

Search the word "threat".

24 hits.

" stuff this is in your bathhouse ballot box."

I checked the link. Twenty-Four mentions of threats.

I wonder if BillJohnson will admit his lie and apologize..

"If you can't produce a source that verifies..."

Interesting. That's your barometer for others, but not for yourself.

For example, Oregon has been using mail-in ballots for 30 years. You can't produce a source that verifies your claim about stolen ballots.

The Military has been using mail-in ballots for over 150 years. You can't produce a source that verifies your claim about stolen ballots.

Are you just repeating internet gossip?

"You've yet to answer my question. If Trump is the anti-Christ, where is the Christ he's in opposition to."

Everywhere.

Everywhere there's honesty, good intentions, good works, and honorable treatment. Trump offers none.

Now name two commandments Trump follows, or two aspects of the antichrist he doesn't.

" It says a lot that you respect the 10 Commandments as a measuring guide."

It says even more that YOU DON'T.

You are clearly worshiping a guy who breaks most of the 10 Commandments on a regular basis, and checks all six boxes of the antichrist daily.

You'd be condemning him if there was a (D) after the name.

"...the Exception for an ongoing Investigation, which Trump started up last week, is Temporary."

So is Trump's "audit."

"Get off your fake phony concern for Biblical scripture."

Not fake at all. I was raised in the Catholic Church, and was an altar boy back when Mass was still in Latin. I learned the Ten Commandments, and the danger of breaking ANY of them. Let's compare me with Trump, shall we?

I believe in a power higher than myself. Trump worships mammon.
I went to church regularly; now I pray regularly. Trump does neither.
I've honored my parents, both when they were alive, and after they passed. Trump does neither.
I've been faithful to my wife. Trump has not.
I've been fair to contractors, paying them better than agreed. Trump shortchanged them, and told them to find redress in court.
I'm careful to speak the truth. Trump lies so often, it's difficult to keep track.
I have no desire for my neighbors' wife. Trump has been a serial adulterer.
I have no jealousy over what my neighbors have. Trump wants EVERYTHING his neighbor has.

My guess is we swear about the same. And I accept a President may be forced to kill.

Frankly, I can't name two Commandments Trump follows. And neither can you; I've asked over a dozen times.

"America doesn't have to be responsible for seven billion people who aren't."

Sorry, but in my Bible, Jesus answered that question, when he said "Anyone doing My Father's work is my brother and sister".

You're not even allowing for Christians. And you've already identified a "least" of your brother.

Not really following Jesus' teachings, are you?

" is it America's job to be the world's morality police?"

Cain asked as much.

He put it a little differently, but it means the same.

Tell us: are you your brother's keeper?

"It could be an international nightmare."

And?

Do you believe the possibility of an international nightmare is a good reason to allow the rich and powerful to traffic underage girls for sex?

You're making an excuse for evil.

"...why does Ms Maxwell seem to need an unlimited supply of toilet paper?"

It's the Bitcoin of the Club Fed set.

"You've never heard of the filibuster? "

Sure have.

McConnell and the Republicans set the all-time record against Obama, in less than half the time.

Obama was still expected to govern, and judged on how he did regardless the opposition.

Why can't The Party of Responsibility EVER take any responsibility, even when they control all three branches?!?

"the wholly pointless Democrat-inspired shutdown..."

I stopped there.

Republicans control the government, but it's DEMS fault they can't govern?!?

That's the dog ate my homework territory.