On May 12, Sen. Fann sent a letter asking MBS to clarify some discrepancies and anomalies observed by the auditors reviewing Maricopa County's ballots, even inviting MBS officials to attend a meeting at the State Capitol to clear things up.
MBS responded the way a teenager might if they were caught breaking curfew - by insulting Fann's intelligence, impugning her motives, and adamantly refusing to cooperate in any way, shape, or form unless legally compelled to do so.
"You have rented out the once good name of the Arizona State Senate to grifters and con-artists," MBS writes in a representative passage from its May 17 response letter, adding, "The result is that the Arizona Senate is held up to ridicule in every corner of the globe and our democracy is imperiled."
The petulance of the response is exacerbated by MBS' liberal use of scare quotes to further communicate their disdain for the audit process - an emotion apparently evoked by the mere fact that the Senate would dare to question the integrity of an election process that they oversaw.
As someone who devoted his career to public service, and had the privilege to serve in government at both the state and local level in my home state of Ohio, I consider the letter's immature hostility an affront to the dedication of countless other public servants all over the country who conduct themselves with dignity and respect, without letting their own egos and emotions interfere with the work they do on behalf of the American people.
Throughout its response, MBS makes clear that it does not consider the State Senate's audit to be legitimate, and blames it for eroding public confidence in democracy.
If MBS actually cared about restoring public confidence in our elections - and if they were actually as confident in their own handling of the 2020 elections as they claim to be - then they would be bending over backwards to help the auditors demonstrate that the process was handled properly.
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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Maricopa County Officials Need to Remember They Are 'Public Servants'
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