Ballot Envelope Questions Lead To Demand For Trial In Delco

Ballot Envelope Questions Lead To Demand For Trial In Delco— A trial is sought to resolve apparent discrepancies between mail-in ballot envelopes photographed, July 18- 19, by citizens, and Delaware County, Pa.’s official records.

The request was made yesterday, Oct. 16, by Greg Stenstrom, Leah Hoopes, Paul Rumley and Joy Schwartz.

All are county residents. Mrs. Schwartz is a Republican candidate for County Council.

The envelopes are from the May 16 election which mostly concerned primaries but included a special election for the 163rd Pennsylvania House race.

The county claims that 26,000 mail-in ballots were cast but less than 10,000 were observed counted at the Wharf center on Election Day, says the filing.

All ballots must be counted under observation after polls close on Election Day.

Delco claims all envelopes were processed on a single BlueCrest sorter, says the filing. The timestamp formatting varied, however. This means other machines were used.

BlueCrest uses the time stamp increments for billing.

Then there is the envelope images released by the county.

“It is a material fact that the majority of MIB (mail-in ballot) envelope images provided by defendants to plaintiffs inexplicably have no date time stamps, while a considerable number of envelope images do have date time stamps, and virtually none match the photographs of MIB envelopes taken by plaintiffs,” says the filing.

The filing also says that there are hundreds of discrepancies between the electronic records and spreadsheets provided by the defendants, and the physical records; that envelope images of November 2022 and May 2023 elections show identical or nearly identical signatures; and that there are substantial reconciliation issues between the spreadsheets and electronic documents with the envelopes, National Change of Address database and “verified” electors.

The request to check envelope signatures was made a short time after the election and was bitterly contested by the county before it caved in July.

Ballot Envelope Questions Lead To Demand For Trial In Delco
On the left was photographed by citizen activists and has a timestamp albeit not in the BlueCrest formatting. On the right is the image of the same envelope provided by the county.

Here is the filing.

PF-Schwartz-Stenstrom-Hoopes-Rumley-Response-to-DF-Preliminary-Objections-Cas-258-MD-2023-16OCT2023-filedDownload

Ballot Envelope Questions Lead To Demand For Trial In Delco

Swarthmore Republicans Having Meet And Greet

Swarthmore Republicans Having Meet And Greet — Rob Jordan and Bill Pearce — who are Republicans seeking seats on Swarthmore Borough Council — will hold a meet and greet 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 19 at The Inn at Swarthmore, 10 S. Chester Road, Swarthmore, Pa. 19081.

Does a Republican have a shot in Swarthmore?

Attend and find out.

Swarthmore Republicans Having Meet And Greet

MSG IS Anti-Left Democrat From Connecticut

MSG IS Anti-Left Democrat From Connecticut

By Bob Small

Mark Stewart Greenstein (MSG) is a Connecticut Democrat who posits himself as an “anti-left” Democrat. On his web site, he lists reasons for Republicans to vote for him, including, but not limited to the following: “elimination of the income tax, faster dismantling of Obamacare, faster immigration reform, and forced socialism”.

But he also lists reasons that Democrats should vote for him, such as his dislike of the two-party system, the fact that he “likes Bernie but prefers he stays in the Senate” and the fact that he is “not enamored with any of the staged candidates”. 

Lastly, he seeks the Independent vote as well, stating that he’s a candidate “who prefers small government” and “who wants to return to Constitutional governance”.

MSG IS Anti-Left Democrat From Connecticut
Mark Stewart Greenstein

It’s pretty evident that his stances — only a quarter of which are stated above –are fairly contradictory. Many, for example, would say Bernie Sanders stands for “forced socialism”.

MSG takes so many contradictory stances that he could probably debate himself.

In an insanely long meet-the-candidate article from his run for the Connecticut State Senate — 26 pages printed out; take on a train ride to read — we learn that MSG is a graduate of the University of California Berkeley School of Law. He founded and currently runs Ivy Bound, a company that helps prepare students for the ACT and SAT college-entrance exams and does academic tutoring.

During this state senate campaign, one of MSG’s goals was to bring an NHL team back to Hartford, Connecticut — previous home of the Hartford Whalers, as you no doubt knew — and the slogan was “Make Connecticut SKATE again”.

 Greenstein was the first Democratic candidate for the presidency to file in New Hampshire.

Bad breath is better than no breath William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 10-17-23

Bad breath is better than no breath William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 10-17-23

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Bad breath is better than no breath at all. John Quigg Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing ye to the Lord and bless his name: shew forth his salvation from day to day. PsalmsAnswer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit quote puzzle: Bad breath is better than no breath at all.
John Quigg

Hang Gliding Hamas Training Question

Hang Gliding Hamas Training Question — Michael Yon, a journalist who had served in the U.S. Army Special Forces, makes an interesting point regarding the hang-gliding Hamas terrorists who killed 260 young Israelis at a dance party at the start of the Oct. 7 attack.

Where did these guys train?

Obviously not in Gaza as that would have made the strategy obvious.

Yon thinks Central America.

He says U.S. Special Forces use hang gliders and train by shooting pigs from them.

Hang Gliding Hamas Training Question

RFKJ Is Breath Of Hope

RFKJ Is Breath Of Hope

By Bob Small

Most of the time, I read about history, but a week ago, Oct. 9, I was at the National Constitution Center as history unfolded.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.  generated excitement among the highly diverse crowd in attendance, many, like me, returning to Philadelphia for the first time in many years. It felt like a combination of rock music, politics, and sports. It was a time to let hope overcome fear and regain belief. It was a new time feeling like some old times.

We may think we know about this Kennedy but on his website, you will discover how many times he has fought big corporations  including Ford, Mitsubishi, Mobil, along with various departments of our own US government, while representing the under-served American Indians, family farmers, Mexican fisherman, and migrant workers.

A film that highlight one of these batttles is Mann V. Ford (TV Movie 2010) – IMDb 

One part of his philosophy is to disengage from empire building. 

“We have to stop seeing the world in terms of enemies and adversaries,” his website says. “As John Quincy Adams wrote, ‘Americans go not abroad in search of monsters to destroy.'”

RFK Jr. will revive a lost thread of American foreign policy thinking, the one championed by his uncle, John F. Kennedy who, over his 1000 days in office, had become a firm anti-imperialist. “

The speech was a good hour long and we spent almost two hours standing, cheering, singing, talking, listening, and hoping.  When was the last time a candidate spoke and gave you hope?

Mostly, people vote for better than, the “lesser of two evils”, “he won’t start a nuclear war”.

There was a saying among us Greens “vote your hopes, not you fears”, knowing that Ralph Nader, etc. could never win but we wanted to hope.  

Now here was a candidate that giveas us hope and whom we think, just maybe, could win.

This is not to say that he doesn’t have some negatives, but we’ll leave that for the Democrats, and  Republicans to point out. 

Just for now, for one bright shining hour, hope is allowed.

RFKJ Is Breath Of Hope

RFKJ Is Breath Of Hope

Just You Wait Missy Stollsteimer

Just You Wait Missy Stollsteimer — Delaware County D.A. Jack Stollsteimer threw another fit this time using the threat of arrest to squelch a confrontation between a citizen and a Democrat legislator.

We suspect Jack would have let it go if the legislator was a R, as he should have unless the pol was being harassed while trying to walk away.

But that is not the case here.

Activist Joe Dychala and State Sen. John Kane exchanged heated words at the Oct. 14 shredding event at Northley Middle School in Aston, Pa.

Joe was upset that Kane — the union boss Democrat who represents the 9th District in which Joe lives –wasn’t letting his staff describe how Gov. Josh Shapiro enacted his motor voter mandate.

Not just without legislative approval but the actual legal mechanism he used, which is not just a matter of curiosity but concern.

Kane didn’t like Joe’s persistence so rather than have a discussion about a legitimate concern with a constituent, he raised his voice and got in Joe’s face.

Joe says Kane was inches away.

Stollsteimer was watching. Rather than tell everyone to chill, he threatened Joe with arrest.

“Arrest me for what? The First Amendment?” Joe asked.

Apparently yes, as Stollsteimer did not backtrack.

So Joe stuck his finger in the D.A.’s face, said “Just you wait, missy”, and walked away.

Well played, Joe. Well played.

We think Jack has a new nickname.

It stems from this: https://billlawrenceonline.com/stollsteimer-woman-bullying-is-backfiring/

He really doesn’t have the temperament to be a prosecutor, much less the big boss.

Vote for Beth Stefanide this Nov. 7.

By the way, it’s not like Jack is some grouchy old guy who does a good job. He’s been a disaster since taking office. Places once considered safe are getting scary, juvenile offenders are being incarcerated where they shouldn’t, and the adult prison is almost a daily human rights violation.

Just You Wait Missy Stollsteimer -- Delaware County D.A. Jack Stollsteimer threw another fit this time using the threat of arrest to squelch a confrontation

Just You Wait Missy Stollsteimer

Thoughts of peace William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 10-16-23

Thoughts of peace William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 10-16-23

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For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Jeremiah Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing ye to the Lord and bless his name: shew forth his salvation from day to day. PsalmsAnswer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit quote puzzle: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Jeremiah 29:11

More Progress Means More Hardships

More Progress Means More Hardships — Store up in your minds the Lord’s words which you receive through your ears, for the word of the Lord is nourishment of the mind. When His word is heard but not stored away in memory it is like food which has been eaten and then rejected by an upset stomach.

A person’s life is despaired of if he cannot retain his food. So if you receive the food of holy exhortations, but fail to store in your memory those words of life which nurture righteousness, you have good reason to fear the danger of everlasting death.

Be careful that the seed does not fall along the path for fear that the evil spirit may come and take it from your memory.

Be careful that the seed is not received in stony groud so that it produces a harvest of good works without the root of perseverance. Many people are pleased with what they hear and resolve to undertake some good work, but as soon as difficulties begin to arise and hinder them they leave the work unfinished. the stony ground lacked the necessary moisture for the sprouting seed to yield the fruit of perseverance.

Good earth, on the other hand, brings forth fruit by patience. The reason for this is that nothing we do is good unless we also bear with equanimity the injuries done us by our neighbors.

In fact, the more we progress, the more hardships we shall have to endure in this world, for when our love for the present world dies, its sufferings increase.

This is why we see many people doing good works and at the same time struggle under a heavy burden of afflictions. They now shun eartly desires, and yet they are tormented by greater sufferings.

But, as the Lord said, they bring forth fruit by patience, because, since they humbly endure misfortunes, they are welcomed when these are over into a place of rest in heaven.

Saint Gregory the Great

Saint Gregory the Great lived from 540 to 604 becoming pope in 590. The Gregorian chant is attributed to him.

Courtesy of Holy Myrrh-Bearers Church of Swarthmore.

More Progress Means More Hardships

When ambition ends William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 10-15-23

When ambition ends William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 10-15-23

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When ambition ends, happiness begins. Thomas Merton Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing ye to the Lord and bless his name: shew forth his salvation from day to day. PsalmsAnswer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit quote puzzle: When ambition ends, happiness begins.
Thomas Merton

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