tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post1535301631346218365..comments2024-03-29T00:38:38.893-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: About that 'non-existent' vote fraud problem,Firehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-30893752872719146062012-10-19T12:50:23.650-07:002012-10-19T12:50:23.650-07:00I've seen multiple people on the Facebooks cla...I've seen multiple people on the Facebooks claiming "voter fraud is really rare" because they're using MoveOn literature conflating <i>convictions</i> (and possibly also <i>prosecutions</i>) with the <i>total rate of activity</i>; claims that e.g. "it only happened like 300 times in the last election".<br /><br />Perhaps they don't realize that simply saying "oh, I didn't realize that was illegal" is enough to get you out of a prosecution in many cases, since the Prosecutor knows it'll be impossible to prove <i>mens rea</i> and it'll be required for a conviction.<br /><br />And in no other context would those people accept "convictions + prosecutions = total occurrence of activity", for any other crime.<br /><br />Except, hey, Republicans Are Bad.Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.com