GOP Candidate Jensen suggest jail time for MN SOS Steve Simon

[dflprincess]

For any non-Minnesotans who look at this, Steve Simon is an excellent Secretary of State, only a Trumplican would argue with that.

And again I ask the rhetorical questions, "what the hell is wrong with these people?"

https://www.startribune.com/scott-jensen-suggests-jail-time-for-secretary-of-state-simon-in-speech-to-gop-voters/600169450/

Minnesota GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen took a "lock him up" message on the campaign trail recently, suggesting that Secretary of State Steve Simon deserved imprisonment for his management of the state's election system.

Speaking April 23 at the Minnesota Third Congressional District Republican organizing convention in Plymouth, Jensen sparked loud cheers from the crowd when he warned that "the hammer's coming down" on Simon, a DFLer.

"We are not voter suppressors. We have a simple attitude: Make sure that every ballot in the box belongs there. Make sure that it's easy to vote, hard to cheat, and if you cheat, you're going to jail," Jensen said. "And Steve Simon, you maybe better check out to see if you look good in stripes, because you've gotten away with too much, too long under [Minnesota Attorney General Keith] Ellison, and the hammer's coming down."

The Star Tribune obtained audio of Jensen's remarks, which included his endorsement of a longtime Republican priority to pass new voter ID restrictions in Minnesota.

But the Chaska physician and former state Senator also appeared to single out Simon's involvement in a 2020 court-approved consent decree that relaxed the state's witness signature requirement for mail-in absentee voting amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Republicans accused Simon of circumventing the Legislature to change election laws. Ellison, also a Democrat, has also been targeted because his office typically represents Minnesota's statewide officeholders in legal matters.

Simon, in a statement to the Star Tribune, called Jensen's remarks "bizarre and irresponsible" and described the speech as "a cynical attempt to use extreme conspiracy theories to radicalize political supporters."
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[Turbineguy]

1. In order to be in the GOP you have to be

an extremist. Normal disagreement and discussion is not permitted.

[Mister Ed]

2. Minnesotans know Steve Simon to be absolutely ethical and nonpartisan in his work.

His conduct in office is above all reproach - which is exactly what will make an official the target of threats from the extremist GOP these days.

[Blue Owl]

3. The sound logic of "tRump lost, throw 'em in prison"

[geardaddy]

5. Exactly.

It's like wanting a do-over in a game, because you lost.

[TigressDem]

4. My son is convinced his "2020 vote was stolen - proving tRump actually won" the widespread fraud

He checked his registration before voting.

He voted in person and obviously was seen as registered to be able to get a ballot and go to the booth to vote.

THEN he got some link to a website to "check the status of his vote"

I have looked for that link.

As far as I can tell, it does NOT exist.

IF you voted by mail, you can check your vote made it, but in person, you were there. Ya' know?
https://mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us/AbsenteeBallotStatus.aspx

Anyway, I sent an email to SEC Simon to follow up on this because I think someone out there is supplying a false cover page that says it is checking your vote, BUT it is actually filling in the ABSENTEE BALLOT page in the background.

SO if you voted in person, it looks like your vote is gone.

IF this is the lie they are peddling, it makes the SEC look bad.

OF course, my son says since I can't find that link, it's obvious they have scrubbed away the evidence.





OH and I checked the status of his voter registration. He's still registered.