Homeland (Security) eyes special declaration to take charge of elections

[CaseyJones]

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/homeland-eyes-special-declaration-to-take-charge-of-elections/article/2600592


Even before the FBI identified new cyber attacks on two separate state election boards, the Department of Homeland Security began considering declaring the election a "critical infrastructure," giving it the same control over security it has over Wall Street and and the electric power grid.

The latest admissions of attacks could speed up that effort possibly including the upcoming presidential election, according to officials.

"We should carefully consider whether our election system, our election process, is critical infrastructure like the financial sector, like the power grid," Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said.

"There's a vital national interest in our election process, so I do think we need to consider whether it should be considered by my department and others critical infrastructure," he said at media conference earlier this month hosted by the Christian Science Monitor.

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[Danke]

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[AuH20]

So this is Plan C, I take it? Wow.

[FunkBuddha]

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[enhanced_deficit]

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HOMELAND SECURITY TO TAKE CHARGE OF ELECTIONS


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Just routine formality. No need to panic, this is just to make sure Russia supported unpredictable candidate does not sneak in a surprise on election day.
Right now Syria/medeast wars are in full swing, won't be prudent to replace current horse with an outsider mid stream.

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[phill4paul]

Boom! You should vote Trump! You should vote Hillary! You should vote Johnson! You should vote Castle!

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[bunklocoempire]

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[Anti Federalist]

Homeland eyes special declaration to take charge of elections

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/homeland-eyes-special-declaration-to-take-charge-of-elections/article/2600592

By Paul Bedard (@SecretsBedard) • 8/30/16

Even before the FBI identified new cyber attacks on two separate state election boards, the Department of Homeland Security began considering declaring the election a "critical infrastructure," giving it the same control over security it has over Wall Street and and the electric power grid.

The latest admissions of attacks could speed up that effort possibly including the upcoming presidential election, according to officials.

"We should carefully consider whether our election system, our election process, is critical infrastructure like the financial sector, like the power grid," Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said.

"There's a vital national interest in our election process, so I do think we need to consider whether it should be considered by my department and others critical infrastructure," he said at media conference earlier this month hosted by the Christian Science Monitor.

DHS has a vital security role in 16 areas of critical infrastructure and they provide a model for what the department and Johnson could have in mind for the election.

DHS describes it this way on their website: "There are 16 critical infrastructure sectors whose assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, are considered so vital to the United States that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination thereof."

A White House policy directive adds, "The federal government also has a responsibility to strengthen the security and resilience of its own critical infrastructure, for the continuity of national essential functions, and to organize itself to partner effectively with and add value to the security and resilience efforts of critical infrastructure owners and operators."

At the time, Johnson did not mention specific security issues, but the FBI has since cited one hack and another attempt.

Johnson also said that the big issue at hand is that there isn't a central election system since the states run elections. "There's no one federal election system. There are some 9,000 jurisdictions involved in the election process," Johnson said.

"There's a national election for president, there are some 9,000 jurisdictions that participate, contribute to collecting votes, tallying votes and reporting votes," he said.

[Origanalist]

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You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to bunklocoempire again.

It's time to make the USA safe for democracy.

[tommyrp12]

Be ashamed if a unelected unaccountable fourth branch of government took it over.

Homeland eyes special declaration to take charge of elections (http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/homeland-eyes-special-declaration-to-take-charge-of-elections/article/2600592)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/homeland-eyes-special-declaration-to-take-charge-of-elections/article/2600592



Even before the FBI identified new cyberattacks on two separate state election boards, the Department of Homeland Security began considering declaring the election a "critical infrastructure," giving it the same control over security it has over Wall Street and the electric power grid.

The latest admissions of attacks could speed up that effort possibly including the upcoming presidential election, according to officials.

"We should carefully consider whether our election system, our election process, is critical infrastructure like the financial sector, like the power grid," Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said.

"There's a vital national interest in our election process, so I do think we need to consider whether it should be considered by my department and others critical infrastructure," he said at a media conference earlier this month hosted by the Christian Science Monitor.

DHS has a vital security role in 16 areas of critical infrastructure and they provide a model for what the department and Johnson could have in mind for the election. ............................ More at the website.

[Lucille]

Because...the Russians. How ironic.

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From the Washington Examiner: Homeland eyes special declaration to take charge of elections (http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/homeland-eyes-special-declaration-to-take-charge-of-elections/article/2600592) [Ed: talk about rigging an election. Just go back to paper ballots.] And a related item from the American Mirror: ‘Homeland’ elections czar picks sides: Trump policies ‘un-American’, ‘irresponsible’ (http://www.theamericanmirror.com/homeland-elections-czar-picks-sides-trump-policies-un-american-irresponsible/) Could this be why there is a push to put the elections under Obama's police control?

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-08-31/obama-planning-seize-control-state-election-infrastructure


What do you do when you're the dictatorial leader of an oppressive government regime looking to maintain power while simultaneously preserving the facade of free and open elections? Well, if you're the Obama administration then you look for avenues to nationalize state-run election infrastructure.

But you can't just seize control of infrastructure that has been successfully run at the state level for a couple hundred years...that kind of stuff only happens in Venezuela and we're better than that. No, you need a catalyst for this kind of blatant power grab. "Coincidentally", a catalyst just like the FBI's warning a couple of days ago about "foreign hackers [read Putin] penetrating state election systems." Then, once you've defined the super villain, all you need is a couple of political cronies to go on a fear mongering tour to whip the electorate into a frenzy. And wouldn't you know it...Harry Reid recently did just that by sending a letter to the FBI voicing his "concerns" that the "Russian government" may be looking to tamper with the upcoming presidential election. Per the New York Times, Harry Reid's letter to the FBI included the following:


"I have recently become concerned that the threat of the Russian government tampering in our presidential election is more extensive than widely known and may include the intent to falsify official election results."

The combination of all these things might be just enough to scare the American electorate into forfeiting another chunk of their individual sovereignty to the elite political class in Washington DC while plunging us one step closer to the inevitable end game of "fundamentally transforming" our constitutional democracy into a police state.

Per the Washington Examiner, this sort of scenario is precisely what Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Jeh Johnson, discussed at an event hosted by The Christian Science Monitor earlier this month.


"We should carefully consider whether our election system, our election process, is critical infrastructure like the financial sector, like the power grid."

"There's a vital national interest in our election process, so I do think we need to consider whether it should be considered by my department and others critical infrastructure."

"There's no one federal election system. There are some 9,000 jurisdictions involved in the election process."

Jeh Johnson's comments related to election infrastructure can be viewed below. His full comments can be viewed here.

[Suzanimal]

"I have recently become concerned that the threat of the Russian government tampering in our presidential election is more extensive than widely known and may include the intent to falsify official election results."

I guess they're worried the Russians will tamper with their tampering.

[morfeeis]

I guess they're worried the Russians will tamper with their tampering.

You know how criminal enterprise hates competition...

[Suzanimal]

You know how criminal enterprise hates competition...

Indeed. I suppose it could also be (dare I hope) that people are waking up to their electoral shenanigans and they're looking for a patsy. They're not even getting creative with their patsy's either, they've been harping on about the evil Russians since before I was born. Or maybe they're just trying to restart the Cold War. I dunno. Probably a bit of all three.

[Lucille]

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[AZJoe]

So the crime ridden, world class professional hacker organization DHS (Department of Hacking Subjects), that treats all Americans as guilty criminals, and trusts no one wants all us to trust it to run our elections.

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[TheTexan]

Those damn Russians, always rigging our elections and such

[AuH20]

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[AuH20]

The data server for the national election tabulation is located in Spain? Really?

[goldenequity]

The data server for the national election tabulation is located in Spain? Really?
In 2008 it was reported as tabulated on some Caribbean island.. yeah I remember goin WWhhaaaaaaaatt?????