Michigan SOS Jocelyn Benson on The Big Lie:

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Jocelyn Benson


(Detroit Free Press) One year ago our country, and our democracy, forever changed. Fueled by lies and a refusal to accept an election defeat, our nation witnessed a violent effort to block the typically routine congressional procedure of accepting the electoral votes in an attempt to overturn the results of a fair, safe, secure and accurate presidential election.

But the tragedy at our nation’s Capitol on January 6, 2021 was not the beginning nor the end of modern attempts to undo democracy. Indeed, while the 2020 election is behind us, the efforts to undermine the very bedrock of our country — the promise of free and fair elections — have only escalated and multiplied in the months since.

Now, as a new year dawn and the liars lay the groundwork to overturn a future legitimate election, we must come together as a nonpartisan coalition and dedicate 2022 to saving our democracy.

Our opponents have sharpened and expanded their attacks over the past 12 months: working to keep the Big Lie alive through sham election reviews that serve only as hotbeds for misinformation, eliminating policies that support voters to make it more difficult for citizens to participate in future elections, and systematically replacing officials who defended democracy in 2020 with people willing to overturn it in the future. ..............(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2022/01/06/michigan-elections-jocelyn-benson-big-lie-voter-id/9114345002/