>> i believe we can have the elections and conduct them properly. i think we need to be prepared for the possibility of violence and as you know, we have a couple of elections at the state next week. unlike what happened january 6th, authorities at the federal, state, local level will have to be monitoring for any intelligence of violence and be prepared to respond with adequate force to stop it. the other thing i am worried about, i am worried about efforts to overturn the electoral management process and have the legislature being given power to proceed with the electoral officials' count as the actual vote because that would overturn the fundamental principle of democracy which is people pick their leaders by voting, not by having legislature overrule the vote and pick their own choice. >> former homeland security