Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales met with the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)’s top First Amendment shredder last week, taking pictures and chatting about “election security.”
It was a “productive” meeting, according to a positive press release from the secretary’s office. CISA Director Jen Easterly, Morales, and other state and federal election security officials discussed everything from “high level technology capabilities” to “combatting foreign threats, protecting election administrators, and the process of distributing accurate information about election infrastructure security.”
Secretary Morales Meets with Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director, Jen Easterly and other state/federal election security officials.
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All smiles and good feelings. And collaboration. Lots of collaboration.
“As Indiana’s Chief Election Officer, we cannot be complacent in how we conduct our elections, and we must take precautions against any potential threats,” Morales said.
But what if the threat is coming from the constitution-crushing federal agency you’re collaborating with?
‘Insidious’ Assault on Elections
There was nothing in the press release about CISA working with Big Tech to silence speech and interfere in U.S. elections. Whether Morales voiced any concerns about the suppressive activities of the notorious Department of Homeland Security agency is not clear. The secretary of state’s spokeswoman did not return The Federalist’s two requests for comments Monday and Tuesday.
I asked Morales’ office the following questions in an email:
Does the secretary have a
