Political Incorrectness in Action

I heard them chattering to one another as I held up the line to finish filling out the form.

The form allowed us to send somebody behind the voting machine with an elderly voter who requested help. I was holding up the line to complete the form.

"This is how easy it happens," I heard her say as I added the voter's address after looking it up.

"Yeah, from what I heard, it's going on everywhere," he responded as I signed my name. "You can't trust the system."

I finished and smiled at them. The man looked back with equal parts distrust and disgust. We signed them in and they moved on.

The above is a re-creation of what I heard Tuesday about 11 a.m. at Lower Allen 6. I can't say with certainty what they were talking about, or that the man's look was directed toward me.

He might have been annoyed with the 15-20 minute wait times. I am 85 percent sure they were talking about "it." The wonderfully liberating political incorrect narrative that the system is "rigged" and voter fraud is rampant.

I do know that I've worked six election days now. And I can say with 99 percent certaintly that I didn't hear a single concern about this during the five previous elections.

I heard 7-8 comments Tuesday from our voters. I escorted one woman to the machine and explained how it works. She had but one question: "this isn't going to change my vote to the other candidate after I leave is it?"

I felt a pinch of sadness for her as I walked away.

Of course, there has been voter fraud in our history. Just like movie theaters have burned down.

But you still can't yell "fire!" in a crowded theater. Shaking off the shackles of politically correct speech has a certain charm, but it can be dangerous, too.

When people stop believing in the levers of government, it's a short road to anarchy.

Hopefully, we are done with this.