Couples aren't the only ones who do the cheating

When cheating is first introduced into an organization, it is generally accompanied by some false claim that the change is some sort of improvement or even a measure to protect against dishonesty.

Minorities, for example, may sometimes find it difficult to obtain picture I.D.s, due to a lack of transportation. It is claimed that such an I.D. requirement may prevent some people from voting.

People with power in the organization therefore demand an end to picture I.D.s because of a need for fairness.

The lack of that I.D., of course, opens the door wide for cheating. Once the organization establishes the cheating, it may become arrogant and start making additional demands. The Democrat primaries and primary runoffs in California are a case in point.

Those same people soon required that every registered voter be mailed a ballot, that said ballots could be mailed in, and that any individual could hand deliver an unlimited number of them. They could be mailed the day of the election.

This year, the governor — Gavin Newsom — added yet another twist. It would be illegal for anyone to check the signature on any of these ballots to determine if they were produced by the actual voter. Anyone, therefore, can fill out one of these ballots and forge a signature with impunity.

There remains no way to tell if any of these ballots is legitimate.

One of the big races in California this year is the race to determine the mayor of Los Angeles. This is big because Mayor Karen Bass swore to voters one election back that she wouldn’t leave the state but would remain working within the city.

When a large chunk of the city burned to the ground, however, she was halfway around the world on a state-paid junket (and didn’t fight the fire). Spencer Pratt — whose house burned down in the conflagration — is running against her and, until recently at least, doing quite well.

I say “until recently,” however, because all those ballots mailed on election day are beginning to show up in huge numbers.

In fact, a batch of over 24,000 such ballots were counted a few days ago with rather startling results. Pratt, who has been running neck and neck with Bass received zero votes. Bass — as well as another Democrat — received them all.

Under California’s crazy laws, if two Democrats are the top vote getters, they will run against each other in November and no Republican will be represented.

Remember also that many of the incoming ballots may well be forgeries. It is absurd to think that Pratt did not receive any votes from such a large batch.

If Pratt does win, there’s going to be a huge change in how money is spent in Los Angeles. For one thing, Pratt intends to arrest all those openly using drugs while living on the street in front of restaurants.

He notes that a significant number of restaurants have closed because of drugs being taken out front. He is also intent on clearing brush, as well as filling potholes.

He will also push for building permits so that the homes destroyed by fire can be rebuilt. As of right now, only about 10 such permits have been issued — although the fire was a year ago.

It’s clear that California Gov. Newsom is concerned about the Los Angeles mayoral race, as well as the governor’s contest.

Republican Steve Hilton is in the early lead for governor (a few points ahead of two Democrats). Once again, however, the massive number of mail-in ballots will make a difference.

The entire voting system is essentially rigged in favor of whoever writes those last-minute ballots. California appears to be a unique state in which cheating is blatant because Democrats believe they have so much power that there is little Republicans can do (although those Republicans are organizing.