Robby Mook ran Hillary's campaign. And he's calling for action.
We have to take action now to root out Russian and other foreign influences before they become too deeply enmeshed in our political ecosystem...
Second, all democratic governments must do much more to make electoral systems secure. That doesn’t just mean steps to protect ballots: political parties and their leaders must be defended as well. We also need stiff penalties for individuals who assist Russian intervention in our elections, as it seems aides of Trump may have done.
Facebook and Twitter have taken encouraging steps to filter out misleading content. Their continuing vigilance will be critical. We must also think about how to manage the presence of government-backed news operations, such as Russia Today (rebranded as the more opaque RT) which can increase their reach through online promotion. The law makes no distinction between the New York Times and outlets like RT or China Daily, which are essentially state-sponsored propaganda. Sadly, the unfiltered nature of much social media means many Americans don’t see much of a distinction either.
So the Russians are infiltrating our political system and seeking to influence it? We need to fight foreign influences over our political system? We already had a tool for that back during the Cold War days to deal with Russian infiltration of our society and system.
The House Un-American Activities Committee.
That is the kind of thing that Robby Mook is talking about. A large scale effort to investigate and root out foreign subversion. And there's no reason to stop with Soros.
A reborn HUAC could investigate the role of foreign elements such as the Muslim Brotherhood, George Soros and the European Union in influencing our political system and promoting subversive messages. Then we could look at the Hollywood movie studios putting out anti-American movies with Chinese and Qatari funding. And the foreign funding for some of our "civil rights groups".
If Roby wants to open the door to that, let's do it. Otherwise, like the left's whining about the influence of money on the political system, while refusing to agree to do anything about the money being spent by their unions and billionaires, he can shut up.