Why "fix" an election process that has no identified failures?
To the editor:  I congratulate Michigan Senate Republicans on their report on the 2020 election. After seven months of investigating, they found no evidence of significant voter fraud, dead people voting, etc. They agreed with court decisions that affidavits claiming irregularities were incorrect. Sen. Ed McBroom (R  Vulcan) wrote: Our clear finding is that citizens should be confident the results represent the true results of the ballots cast by the people of Michigan.  None of Trumps allegations in Michigan were true. Sen. McBroom also wrote in the conclusion: The committee strongly recommends citizens use a critical eye and ear toward those who have pushed demonstrably false theories for their own personal gain. While they did not mention specific people pushing false theories, everyone knows that Trump himself has been the loudest voice claiming the election was stolen, and a large number of other Republicans and some media echoed the Big Lie. Now Republicans should heed that report. They should stop work on the 39 bills they claim will improve election security. (One of these bills would remove language that makes it illegal to file a false report. How does that improve election security?) They should also abandon their plan to use a paid petition drive that would allow less than 5% of the population to bypass the governor and force these hasty changes though. The report did mention a few potential weaknesses that did not affect the 2020 election but which can be improved by carefully considered bipartisan legislation. As for the public, perhaps we we should follow the advice to be critical of those who lie to us. Stop believing without verifying, and vote them out. JAN BAUMGRAS  St. Joseph/Midland  MDN subscriber