Eric Swalwell’s Latest Voting Scheme Has People Rightly Freaking Out

California’s own Eric Swalwell is back in the spotlight, which is usually a sign that something unserious is about to follow. This time he used the Democrat Variety Hour, formerly known as the Late Show, to announce he is running for governor. Because apparently the state has not suffered enough under its current crop of big government visionaries. But he did not stop there. During another interview he floated a brand new idea. He wants Americans to vote by phone. According to him, this is how you “max out democracy.” Nothing screams confidence in your platform like trying to turn the voting process into a smartphone app.

Swalwell complained that voters sometimes have to wait in line. This is interesting coming from a man who represents a state where election results drag out so long that people forget what they were even voting on. California can barely count ballots before the next holiday season rolls around, yet he wants to add phone voting to the mix. Maybe he should fix the basics before auditioning for America’s head tech guru.

🚨 SWALWELL: “I want us to be able to vote by phone … I want us to max out democracy.” pic.twitter.com/74cVtwYDi8

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His pitch went like this. “I want us to be able to vote by phone. I think every California, by phone, by phone, yeah, if we can do our taxes, do our, you know, our, make our health care appointments, you know, make, essentially, your, do your banking online, you should be able to vote by phone. Make it safe, make it secure.” He insists this is already happening around the country, which is news to most people. Then he said California should outdo states like Georgia and Alabama when it comes to voting access. Translation, he wants the state to push the easiest possible voting model imaginable, which coincidentally makes fraud nearly impossible to trace.

He also wants counties fined if someone waits more than thirty minutes to vote. He compared the voting experience to the DMV, then announced that Californians should not have to go to the DMV in person anymore. Apparently the plan is to run the entire state from a series of virtual counters while pretending the real world does not exist.

Just imagine what 2020 would have looked like if phone voting had been an option. Joe Biden might have ended up with totals that confused even the Democrat precinct captains. But do not worry. Swalwell assures everyone that it would be safe and secure, and Democrats would never exploit such a system for their own gain. Right. California is already a test lab for every progressive experiment under the sun. Phone voting would just finish the job.