OT: Driving a car -> Voting Machines

[Jim Herrmann]

Brian Kelsay wrote:

> Jim Herrmann wrote:
>
>> For all the low down on voting machine irregularities and ballot 
>> tampering, check out http://blackboxvoting.com/.  I've got a really 
>> bad feeling about 2004.  When they control the voting machines and 
>> the media, our democracy is doomed, which I think has already happened.
>> Open source software voting machines with a printed paper trail is 
>> the only way to proceed with electronic voting.  There.  That brings 
>> it on topic. 
>
>
> Jim, why didn't the voting machines make a bigger part of the issue 
> than the "hanging chads".  Actually this is the first I've heard of 
> them being used in the last pres. election.   I agree w/ the need for 
> auditable voting machines, for getting the contract to a more 
> competent company etc.  There needs to be audits performed by the GAO 
> on whatever firm is chosen.

I think it was the 2002 election in FL that had the electronic machines 
that didn't count a bunch of votes, but I'm not certain.  There's an 
awful lot of irregularities in FL.  Too many to kepp track of.  ;-)  
Funny that they always seem to go the way of the party in the governors 
seat.  Hmmm.

>
> That stuff about controlling the media swings both ways.  I've heard 
> more accusations of the left controlling the media than the right.   
> Me, I'm way 

The liberal media is only as liberal as the conservative global 
corporations that own them.

Peace,
Jim