by Cameron Langford
September 12 , 2022
Introduction:
Read more here: https://www.courthousenews.com/electio ... campaign/HOUSTON (Courthouse News) — Election logistics firm Konnech Inc. says in a lawsuit filed Monday its founder and his family had to leave their home due to threats from supporters of True the Vote, a voter fraud conspiracy group spreading lies that the company is a vehicle of the Chinese Communist Party to control American elections.
Making claims of defamation and computer fraud, Konnech sued True the Vote Inc., a Texas nonprofit, its founder Catherine Engelbrecht and board member Gregg Phillips in Houston federal court.
Started and led by Eugene Yu, a U.S. citizen of Chinese descent, Konnech sells election logistics software called PollChief to U.S. governmental entities, which they use to manage poll workers and coordinate distribution of equipment and technical support staff to polling places.
Though its software is meant to help county, city and local governments run elections more efficiently, Konnech underscores the limits of its services in its lawsuit.
“Konnech’s software products are not involved in any way in the registration of voters, the production, distribution, scanning, or processing of ballots, nor the collection, counting or reporting of votes," the complaint states. "Indeed, Konnech never handles any ballots and no ballots or other voting counts ever enter any of Konnech’s computer servers.”
caltrek’s comment: What is potentially fascist about this case revolves around the targeting of Konnech by vigilantes using threats of violence and physical intimidation based on nothing more than unfounded allegations by True the Vote. Of course, all of this is subject to proof in the courts, but if convincing evidence of Konnech’s claims are forthcoming, a substantial portion of the assets of True the Vote should be turned over to Konnech by way of restitution of damages.
Freedom of speech relates to prior restraint by the government. It does not protect slander and libel.