The issue when you are a Democratic presidentEspecially more so when you are about to cede power to the Republicans is thisIf you say everything has been done by the books , and all regulations have been followed , but its still not safe so we have to stop this thing , what you are admitting is that government regulation is useless and can never protect the environment , at least not reliably enough to ensure safety . If you admit that , the instant argument becomes Why do we even have regulation then ? Because regulation won ' t keep people safe , but it does make it harder for businesses to operate . So we might as well get rid of them because no one thinks they work . <| sep |> Exactly ! These fools might actually be useful for once question the results , get the states to dump the machines in favor of paper , and you ' re one step closer to stopping future attempts at fraud .