Republicans in Annapolis want to SAVE Maryland from voter fraud.
In Washington, the GOP wants to SAVE America by forcing voters to prove they are citizens.
The basic concept sounds reasonable. Right?
“This is the bedrock of our society,” state Del. Kevin Hornberger recently told other lawmakers in Annapolis. ”We have to … have assurances that the folks that are voting are permitted to do so.”
There’s no evidence of widespread fraud. Just convenient fantasies spun out of a few rare cases, like that Des Moines school superintendent detained by immigration authorities who registered to vote years earlier while living in Maryland — but never voted.
What the heck. Why not go with a belt and suspenders?
You know, just in case.
Because this very reasonable idea is a trap.
It’s a Republican effort to convince you that, somehow, the Democrats are cheating.
Millions…
Cyber fraud uses technology as the primary weapon. It is highly scalable and can be conducted from anywhere in the world.
- Phishing/Smishing/Vishing: Using deceptive emails (phishing), text messages (smishing), or phone calls (vishing) to trick victims into clicking malicious links or revealing sensitive data.
- Business Email Compromise (BEC): A high-value scam where a criminal impersonates a CEO or high-level executive via a “spoofed” email address to trick a staff member into making an urgent, unauthorized wire transfer.