Texas Attorney General Threatens to Arrest UN Observers During Election
Don’t mess with Texas, even when you think they’re being corrupt. That’s the message being sent this week by Greg Abbott, the Attorney General for the state, who has clearly stated that he is not going to tolerate the presence of UN observers at polling locations for the presidential election.
Abbott sent a letter to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, warning them that there are going to be legal repercussions for being involved with elections in their state.
“It may be a criminal offense for OSCE’s representatives to maintain a presence within 100 feet of a polling place’s entrance,” he wrote in his letter. “Failure to comply with these requirements could subject the OSCE’s representatives to criminal prosecution for violating state law.”
The OSCE said that it was going to send 44 observers to monitor the voting process here in the United States. The announcement was in response to appeals filed by the NAACP and ACLU, stating that their presence would help prevent voter-suppression efforts by the GOP. Included in their list of concerns are organized groups that plan to show up to the polls to allegedly challenge votes they don’t believe to be honest, but some say that their goal is to frighten away legitimate votes.
“If OSCE members want to learn more about our election processes so they can improve their own democratic systems, we welcome the opportunity to discuss the measures Texas has implemented to protect the integrity of elections,” Abbott writes. “However, groups and individuals from outside the United States are not allowed to influence or interfere with the election process in Texas. This State has robust election laws that were carefully crafted to protect the integrity of our election system. All persons — including persons connected with OSCE — are required to comply with these laws.”
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Way to go Texas.
We should serve as an example to others in the world by showing that we have nothing to hide. If not, they will cease to respect us or embrace what we preach. Are we too good to live by the same rules that we have established?
The Attorney General shows that he knows nothing about the United Nations or international law. The U.N. has the right to see that elections are fair and open. The U.S. has sent observers to many countries to help make the voting process fair. THE UNITED STATES IS NOT ABOVE THE LAW. The same international laws that apply to other countries apply to the United States. That Attorney General might find himself in handcuffs. So arrogant and so ignorant!