The resistance to foreign involvement is justified, because foreign involvement risks undermining the "political rights of the citizenry." It as a right to be free from "distortion:" Human rights values could be in jeopardy if foreign participation were of such an extent or effectiveness as to distort what would otherwise be the free choice of the polity. Lori Fisler Damrosch, Zephyr Teachout . "We need a select committee. We need to get to the bottom of this. We need to find out exactly what was done and what the implications of the attacks were, especially if they had an effect on our election," McCain said.



