The ballot drop boxes in Washington and Oregon both have fire suppression systems that are designed to activate when the temperature inside reaches a certain point, coating ballots inside with a fire-suppressing powder.

For unknown reasons, the system failed to prevent the destruction of hundreds of ballots in Vancouver, just across the Columbia River from Portland.

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    20 days ago

    Courts should fast track this one to make an example of them. Arrest them and sentence them this week.

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      No, you want to wish them a complete and fair due process. Keep them behind bars in accordance with the maximum of sentencing guidelines.