Jon Husted, You're Living in the Wrong Country

Jon Husted, you have made a mockery of the office of Secretary State in the great state of Ohio.

In fact, Mr Husted, you're living in the wrong country. It's obvious you do not  believe in participatory democracy. You disavow the Gettysburg Address, in which President Abraham Lincoln (a Republican) called for "government of the people, by the people, and for the people." There are at least three amendments to the Constitution that reinforce the idea that governments, state or federal, cannot  restrict or abridge a citizen's right to vote. What is your problem, Jon Husted. Why do you not understand democracy?

Jon Husted, you are living in the wrong country. You should be living in Russia or Iran. Those countries practice what you were hoping to do in Ohio. In those countries the party in power rigs the voting system to their own advantage.  Exactly what you and other Koch Brothers officials have tried to do here. Thank God in the USA we have an independent judicial system which put a stop to your continued shenanigans.

And even then you had the audacity to order county election boards to defy a judge's order and not restore early voting hours. You relently only when being faced with the prospect of being hauled into court.

Your last minute directive to election officials on counting provisional ballots was "was a flagrant violation of a state election law" according to  Federal Judge Algenon Marbley.

I find it fortunate that my immigrant grandparents who chose to settle in Ohio did not live to see this day when the Ohio Secretary of State, instead of promoting voter turn-out, is spending the State's resources to squelch the vote.

Apparently we the people cannot remove you from office until your term expires, but we will remember in 2014.  But, although you may lose that election,  I am sure the Koch Brothers will take care of their boy and give you a nice salary as one of their lobbyists. And then, of course, there is Russia or Iran. Since you like their style of elections, Vladimir Putin or Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be happy to avail themselves of your services.

In closing,  Jon,  I am sorry you find participatory democracy so cumbersome; most of us appreciate it and many of our ancestors and family member have sacrificed their lives to protect it.