The latest Republican plot to subvert the election process needs to be taken head on. This is not the time for more hand wringing-what can we do-milk toast responses. If you are not outraged at this latest blatant attempt to steal the election you should have your head examined. Every Republican leader in Congress, every Presidential candidate ought to be hammered to publicly condemn the proposal of the republican legislators in Pennsylvania to destroy the Presidential election process. Boehner should be pressured relentlessly until the Republicans pass legislation in Congress to outlaw this abomination.
This is a great potential teaching moment for the American people and a great opportunity to illustrate to them how far the Republicans are willing to go for the sheer pursuit of power. The similarities to their behavior during the deficit crisis and with the jobs bill are striking.
The best person to call attention to this would probably be Bill Clinton. He could put it in historical context, reminding voters that George W. Bush was designated as the wnner despite losing the popular vote, but that as bad as the electoral college system is, allowing this to take place would be a travesty.
As for the rest of us, we ought to be prepared to go to Harrisburg and protest in the same way we went to Madison.