{"id":22200,"date":"2026-03-24T15:28:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/what-is-he-afraid-of\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T15:28:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:28:01","slug":"what-is-he-afraid-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/what-is-he-afraid-of\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018What Is He Afraid Of?\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


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California Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed an emergency writ with the court of appeals to halt Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco\u2019s investigation into potential voter fraud, raising questions about why the state\u2019s top law enforcement official is so desperate to stop a physical count of ballots.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: Attorney General Rob Bonta just filed an emergency writ with the court of appeals to stop ballots from being counted in California by Sheriff@ChadBianco<\/a>‘s investigating team. <\/p>\n

What are they afraid of? <\/p>\n

For those not aware, they are investigating a reported\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/uHvfQVDCQ2<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) March 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The legal showdown began after Sheriff Bianco, a leading Republican candidate for governor, executed search warrants to seize<\/a> approximately\u00a0<\/span>1,000 boxes\u00a0<\/span>containing more than\u00a0<\/span>650,000 ballots\u00a0<\/span>from the November 2025 special election. The investigation was sparked<\/a> by the Riverside Election Integrity Team (REIT), a citizen watchdog group that reported a staggering discrepancy:\u00a0<\/span>45,896 more votes\u00a0<\/span>were tallied than the number of physical ballots received and logged by the Registrar of Voters.<\/p>\n

In a March 4 letter<\/a>, Bonta slammed the probe as \u201cunsubstantiated\u201d and a \u201cdangerous precedent,\u201d demanding that Bianco \u201cstand down\u201d and hand over his case files. Bonta argued that Bianco\u2019s team lacks the training to handle ballots and suggested the sheriff may have misled the magistrate who signed the warrants.<\/p>\n

However, Bianco remains undeterred. \u201cIt is basically a fact-finding mission,\u201d Bianco told reporters. \u201cThis investigation is simply to physically count the ballots and compare that result with the total votes reported.\u201d<\/p>\n

State officials argue that election security falls under the authority of designated election administrators, not local law enforcement.<\/p>\n

The ballots in question are tied to\u00a0<\/span>Proposition 50, a controversial measure that supporters dubbed the \u201cElection Rigging Response Act.\u201d Backed by Governor Gavin Newsom, Prop 50 effectively suspended California\u2019s independent redistricting commission, allowing the Democratic-controlled legislature to redraw maps specifically designed to flip five Republican-held congressional seats. Supporters say the measure was a response to Republican-led redistricting efforts in Texas.<\/p>\n

The timing of Bonta\u2019s intervention is fueling concerns of a cover-up. The seized ballots are currently scheduled for destruction in May 2026. If Bonta succeeds in blocking the count, any evidence of a 45,000-vote discrepancy could be lost forever.<\/p>\n

While Riverside Registrar Art Tinoco claims the discrepancy is a \u201cmisunderstanding of raw data\u201d and insists the real variance is only\u00a0<\/span>103 votes, Bianco argues that only a transparent hand count can restore public trust. A Riverside Superior Court judge appeared to agree with the need for transparency, recently ordering the appointment of a\u00a0<\/span>special master\u00a0<\/span>to oversee the count.<\/p>\n

The battle over Riverside County\u2019s ballots has national implications. Republicans have already filed federal lawsuits alleging Prop 50 is an unconstitutional \u201cpartisan and racial gerrymander.\u201d Bianco has even suggested that since the election affects federal seats, the\u00a0<\/span>U.S. Department of Justice\u00a0<\/span>under President Trump may eventually intervene.<\/p>\n

As Bonta takes to the courts to seal the ballot boxes, the central question remains: If the election results are as secure as the state claims, why move so aggressively to stop a sheriff from simply counting the paper?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n