<div dir="ltr"><div>Suddenly it occurs to me what is so simple and obvious... That vote recounts in close swing states, when there is a large popular vote divergence from the electoral college determining the presidency, should be mandated!</div><div><br></div><div>No doubt some will think this a scam, a waste of money, an encouragement to disruption of the smooth transfer of power in the Executive Branch, but I donated to the recount fund at the following website:</div><div><a href="https://jillstein.nationbuilder.com/recount">https://jillstein.nationbuilder.com/recount</a></div><div><br></div><div>But why is this recount effort sponsored by Jill Stein under such criticism?</div><div><br></div><div>Given the numerous techniques of manipulating votes, it seems to me those with an interest in upholding the integrity of our elections should welcome a recount effort. </div><div><br></div><div>Of course I am being naïve.... Even the US Supreme Court voted to deny the integrity of US election recounts when they overruled the Florida State Supreme Court in Bush, v. Gore 2000:</div><div>Supreme Injustice  <span class="gmail-by gmail-smallText"><font color="#333333" size="4">by</font></span> <span><a class="gmail-authorName" href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/59717.Alan_M_Dershowitz"><span><font color="#333333" size="4">Alan M. Dershowitz</font></span></a> </span></div><div><span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110285.Supreme_Injustice">http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110285.Supreme_Injustice</a></span></div><div><br></div><div>Current vote margins between Trump and Clinton in the three swing states now being targeted for recounts are below:   <a href="http://cookpolitical.com/story/10174">http://cookpolitical.com/story/10174</a></div><div>---------------------------------------</div><div>Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett</div><div><br></div><div><table class="gmail-igc-table gmail-table-header-align-center gmail-__smaller gmail-__dynamic gmail-__visible" id="gmail-Chart_33734045"><tbody class="gmail-igc-table-body"><tr class="gmail-igc-table-row"><td class="gmail-igc-table-cell"><span class="gmail-igc-table-cell-span">Wisconsin                                         </span>                                     </td><td class="gmail-igc-table-cell"><span class="gmail-igc-table-cell-span">                                             1,382,011                                         </span>                                     </td><td class="gmail-igc-table-cell"><span class="gmail-igc-table-cell-span">                                             1,404,536                                         </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br></div><div><table class="gmail-igc-table gmail-table-header-align-center gmail-__smaller gmail-__dynamic gmail-__visible" id="gmail-Chart_33734045"><tbody class="gmail-igc-table-body"><tr class="gmail-igc-table-row"><td class="gmail-igc-table-cell"><span class="gmail-igc-table-cell-span">Pennsylvania                                         </span>                                     </td><td class="gmail-igc-table-cell"><span class="gmail-igc-table-cell-span">                                             2,868,545                                         </span>                                     </td><td class="gmail-igc-table-cell"><span class="gmail-igc-table-cell-span">                                             2,936,575                                         </span> </td></tr></tbody></table><br></div><div><table class="gmail-igc-table gmail-table-header-align-center gmail-__smaller gmail-__dynamic gmail-__visible" id="gmail-Chart_33734045"><tbody class="gmail-igc-table-body"><tr class="gmail-igc-table-row"><td class="gmail-igc-table-cell"><span class="gmail-igc-table-cell-span">Michigan                                         </span>                                     </td><td class="gmail-igc-table-cell"><span class="gmail-igc-table-cell-span">                                             2,268,839                                         </span>                                     </td><td class="gmail-igc-table-cell"><p><span class="gmail-igc-table-cell-span">                                             2,279,543 </span><span class="gmail-igc-table-cell-span">                                        </span> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>