Saturday, November 7, 2020

We Need To Show You No Stinkin Watermarks

So, there is this rumor going around, started by Dr. Steve (I have to look up the spelling every time) Pieczenik that states that the Department of Homeland Security has watermarked all the mail-in ballots. 

This was followed by refutations, disclaimers, and other Latin words. An anonymous commentator posting at X-22 Report stated the obvious. Ballots do not need to be watermarked. Forensic science has evolved to where investigators can trace a ballot back to a printer or fax with 100 % certainty. They can also make deductions as to when and where the paper was purchased. 

Forensic investigators can also make sound judgments about the type of ink that was used in scribbling in a ballot. The FBI (insert sigh here) maintains databases of ink. If a suspect writes a ransom note, the investigators can trace the ink back to the batch at the factory. From there, they can sometimes determine where the pen was purchased by the consumer.

So if the same ink was used to hastily scribble in the circle next to Biden's name, the investigator might not be able to specifically identify the pen, but they could draw reasonable conclusions about the frequent reappearance of the same ink.

If we can get honest investigators deployed to battleground states--and that is a big if--they will have a forensic field day. Will we find honest investigators?

Trust Wray?

Trust Kansas?

Trust the plan?

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