The underlying issue is federalization of elections, taking the electoral process out of the hands of the states and placing it in the hands of the [[Department of Homeland Security]] in Washington, where it would easier for [[Democrat]] [[Civil Service Commission|civil servant]]s to manipulate outcomes. This could only be done through [[bi-partisan]] [[legislation]] declaring voting machines as [[national security]] "critical infrastructure." | The underlying issue is federalization of elections, taking the electoral process out of the hands of the states and placing it in the hands of the [[Department of Homeland Security]] in Washington, where it would easier for [[Democrat]] [[Civil Service Commission|civil servant]]s to manipulate outcomes. This could only be done through [[bi-partisan]] [[legislation]] declaring voting machines as [[national security]] "critical infrastructure." |