As I watch President Trump’s legal team make the case that the election was stolen from him, I get lost in the convolutions -- but not in the simple principles of fact and fairness. Were I to be granted five minutes in front of the Supreme Court, I might be able to persuade at least five of the justices, that the election was, if not rigged, at least irredeemably compromised by culpable Democrat officials. The principle is this:  if the election officials are to announce a winner, they have an obligation to prove that their announcement represents the facts, as best as those facts can reasonably be ascertained.  This requires that the process be open to the public.  It requires that skeptical observers from all sides be allowed to see everything that the officials do, while they are doing it.  This includes the registering of voters, the conducting of fraud-free voting procedures, verifying identities, and finally, to counting the ballots, while...(Read Full Post)