Who Killed George Floyd.

      The trial of the century is over and Derick Chauvin was convicted on all counts, but the question has never really been answered as to who killed George Floyd. There were several piece of testimony that didn't seem to coincide with the verdict, and one ruling by the judge that had a huge influence on the verdict.

      The coroner testified that his autopsy found that Floyd had a lethal dose of Fentanyl on board amount other drugs.  When he was been arrested he fought back, and before he was dropped to the ground he said, "I can't breath," something he mentioned later on when pinned to the ground with Chauvin's knee on his neck.  A lethal dose of narcotics can cause paralysis of the respiratory muscles and lead to death. This begs the question, Was it the lethal dose of narcotics that interfered with Chauvin's breathing, was it the knee on his neck for almost 8 minutes, or both?  This questio hass never really been answered as the man with Floyd at the time was Morrise Hall, a know drug dealer.  The judge allowed him to avoid giving testimony, because Hall claimed his 5th Amendment rights.  What should have happened months earlier, once the coroners report was available, was that Hall should have been arrested as a possible coconspirator and tried for murder or as an assessors to murder as well.  Instead, because he may be at lerast if not more responsible for Floyd's death.  

      If I were Chauvin's attorney, I would make use of the above as part of any appeal.  The alternate witness commented after the trial that he feared for the community of a not guilty verdict arose from the trial.  Chauvin's attorney has asked for a change of venue  but that wasn't granted by the judge. President Biden and "Mad" Maxine Waters interference didn't help Chauvin either, nor did Minneapolis citizens giving Floyd's family $27 million before the trial.  That seems like an outrageous sum, for what was essentially the estranged family of a career criminal with a serious drug addiction.  The money could have been better spent on helping business that had been burned an looted who had little or no insurance.

      It is also strange to me that Black Lies Matter is not being investigated for its role in causing the riots with their massive damages, holding their leadership responsible. They have extorted millions and so should be an excellent source for Minneapolis' recovery as well as other cities where they lead riots, looting, and arson. Instead they have been used to accumulate a real estate portfolio for one of its founders Patrisse Cullors.

Who Really Supresses the Vote

      I have mentioned in previous posts that the Democrats tend to use diversion as a means of diverting attention from what they are doing, by accusing others of doing it.  The current  voter suppression claim is a perfect example of it, with an additional twist.  Voting is a right given to all of us American citizens in the Constitution and by our state constitutions. There are limitations who can vote.  One needs to be a living citizen of the United States, of a certain age (currently 18),  in some states not have a criminal record and be  registered.  States are required to maintain a roll of registered voters and glean it periodically of those who have died or moved.  In Florida, those who want an absentee ballot to vote by mail need to apply and renew their application periodically. Sending out mail in ballots pellmell makes it ripe for voter fraud and that is exactly what the Democrats want to do and have done.

      In America each qualifying citizen is allowed one vote.  Extra votes reduce that vote to less than one.  This is where the suppression exists.  During the last Presidential election, many votes were suppressed.  Whether that would have made for a different result, I can't say, but I can say how to protect the system from voter fraud and suppression.  The first and simplest thing is to clean up the rolls and eliminate people who have died. This can be done on a daily or weekly basis depending on population. Requiring people to reregister periodically, every 5 years or so by sending out a mailer with a free return envelope to be delivered to the address on record or returned would help.  When I moved, I had to fill out a new voter registration listing my current and previous address.  No one should be against this. Voter registration should be free and available even on weekends, especially around election time.  Paying people to register or paying people to sign up people to register or merely up those who or dead or don't exist or fail to meet other voter criteria is a criminal act and people who do so should go to prison.  Get out the vote organizations are fine as long as those rules apply. A free voter ID is necessary with a signature and bar code, to be checked at the polls.  One's registration number should be listed on all mail in ballots and both signature and bar code should match.

      Penalties for voter fraud should be severe and not only include fines, but also prison. One who participates in voter fraud should also loose their right to vote.

      What about the homeless. Homeless peolple would have to register and vote in person.  A post office box cannot serve as an address. They would have to vote where they are registered.  Because they have no address they could not be contacted by mail and would need to remember to reregister. I do think that criminals who have served their time including years on parole and made restitution (a requirement to vote) should be allowed to vote in many cases. Those convicted of murder, rape, kidnapping and other very violent crimes should not.

      Gerrymandering is another problem when it comes to state and congressional elections. In general, the party that is in the majority at the state legislature gets to draw up the congressional and state office boundaries.  Some years ago, districts were gerrymandered to prevent minorities from gaining office, by dividing an area in a state that was majority minority into a part of non minority districts, thus diluting the chance for representation by one of their own race.  That has changed drastically in the last three or four decades and now districts are gerrymandered to allow majority minority districts clearly resulting in minority representation. (Sadly this has not helped as minority congress people often side with the party and not their race and so items like school vouchers that can only help a community are not encouraged or voted for and welfare seems more acceptable than job creation in the community). I am certain that if congressional districts were determined by an independent computer program some of these minority districts would be wiped out.  Under current rules a candidate and/or rep need not actually live in the district, but near by, whatever that means as the district boundaries often change from census to census.  

      The Democrats have successfully coerced many corporations to actually think that a great voter law in Georgia suppresses the votes of minorities.  It does not and instead ihelps ensure a legal vote diminishing the chances of suppression due to fraud. Every legal voter canc benefit from this law, the only vote it suppresses is the illegal votes.