Restricting the vote

Three points I would like to make regarding Mr. Gitz’s column about election fraud, tightening voter registration and mail-in voting:

First, where does he come off calling Joe Biden an “enfeebled hack”?

He has made this assertion repeatedly over the past months. Biden may be 78 and have the occasional verbal gaffe, but he is fit and trim and looks like he could beat Trump in pushups, pull-ups or any other physical contest. Trump is, after all, only four years younger, obese and has the vocabulary of a grade-schooler. I’d also like to see their comparative scores on a test of civics, history or even current events. I’ll take Biden’s 47+ years of government service and involvement in world affairs over Trump’s binge-watching of Fox News any day of the week.

Second, regarding voter registration and mail-in voting, fraud is only an issue because Trump and his minions have been raising false claims of it in several states, almost all of them shot down summarily by the courts. This follows Trump’s usual pattern: Tell a lie often enough and eventually some will believe it. Evaluation of this year’s election results have been near universal from state and federal election officials: safe, secure and trustworthy.

As to eliminating mail-in voting, several states have been voting by mail for years with no hint of fraud. Only now, when it suits Trump’s designs, does it become an issue. As for tightening registration, what do you suggest, Mr. Gitz? Poll tax? Literacy test? The right to vote should be as easy to access as we can make it.

TIM BUCKLEY

Fayetteville