Liberal Law Professor Calls For A Federal Commission To Examine The 2020 Election

George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley is a liberal, but a reasonable and very smart man.

He recognizes the fact that half of the country does not accept the outcome of the 2020 election and believes that a federal commission is needed to address this fact.

It’s an excellent idea.

He writes at USA Today:

I hate federal commissions, but Americans need one to look into the 2020 election

I hate federal commissions. I have always hated federal commissions. Federal commissions are Washington’s way of managing scandals. They work like placebos for political fevers, convincing voters that answers and change are on the way. That is why it is so difficult for me to utter these words: We need a federal election commission. Not the one proposed by some Senate Republicans. And not like past placebo commissions. An honest-to-God, no-holds-barred federal commission to look into the 2020 presidential election.

With the challenge to the certification of election votes, some Republican members of Congress are calling to delay the proceedings for 10 days and impanel a commission to “audit” the results. There is precedent for such a commission. Just not good precedent. Indeed, citing the Electoral Commission of 1877 as a model of good constitutional process is like citing the Titanic as a model of good maritime navigation. The commission was an utter disaster.

Here is what he believes is needed now:

That is not what we need. There are three reasons why the need for a real commission is needed:

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►First, and most important, this was an unprecedented election in the reliance of mail-in voting and the use of new voting systems and procedures. We need to review how that worked down to the smallest precincts and hamlets.

►Second, possibly tens of millions of voters believe that this election was rigged and stolen. I am not one of them. However, the integrity of our elections depends on the faith of the electorate.

►Third, there were problems. There was not proof of systemic fraud or irregularities, but there were problems of uncounted votes, loss of key custodial information and key differences in the rules governing voting and tabulations.

Professor Turley is a wise man.

If anyone in Washington has any sense, they will listen to him.

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