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   I wonder why

   

   Chuck, Jan 18th, 2006 @ 6:02pm

   
   

   Gee, you think that they're striving to make voting more secure? The damned things have holes in the code big enought to drive a truck through, while state lawmakers in some places (Ohio comes to mind) are passing legislation that slams the door on any attempt to scrutinize the machines, the code or even the verification process itself. To top it off, if anyone so much as speculates that someone may take advantage of the situation, they're labeled conspiracy nuts. Everyone knows that folks inside the Beltway would never take advantage of weaknesses in voting systems for mere power.

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   blind and disabled, yeah right

   

   Anonymous Coward, Jan 18th, 2006 @ 6:41pm

   
   

   The whole "help the blind and disabled" aspect of HAVA was simply the smokescreen behind which the people in power achieved their true goal: to mandate voting machines that can be hacked/rigged to help those in power stay there, and to help invite their friends to the continuing lavish feast. Face it, the U.S. is no longer a representative democracy.

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   Re: blind and disabled, yeah right

   

   Mastermind, Jan 18th, 2006 @ 9:33pm

   
   

   I agree, I feel our goverment is becoming less and less trustworthy. Just look at the so called campain fund raising reform. But what are we to do about it? Its imposible to vote the bad guys out when there are no good guys to vote for. Or for those of you that say there are a few good guys left, they are few and far between these days. This is a serious problem, with no obvious answers.

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   Re: blind and disabled, yeah right

   

   Keith, Jan 18th, 2006 @ 10:15pm

   
   

   Well - you at least need to be able to vote for the bad guys from both teams into office.
   That way - there are some checks and balances so neither of the bad guys go too far. Right now, we have too many bad guys from one team in power and no bad guys on the other team with the power to keep them in line.

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   Use the Force

   

   Dispassionate Outsider, Jan 19th, 2006 @ 1:43am

   
   

   This issue is something no voter should ignore, whatever party they support, and the 'big bad' politicians can only ignore it if you let them!!
   Lobby all your representatives. Keep it simple, and demand that this issue is addressed before the 'democracy' in your country becomes even more of a joke to the rest of the world than it is already.
   I have seen people use the internet to organise and make demands of big organisations such as TV companies over such important issues as their favourite Sci-Fi show being cancelled.
   Why not make the same effort for something that really is important??? Stop moaning, get organised, and help people to email their representatives, at all levels of government.
   You do still have a democracy: use it or lose it...

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   Re: Farewell to Democracy, Unless...

   

   Sad Citizen, Jan 26th, 2006 @ 10:39am

   
   

   Present circumstances are such that voting (the former bulwark of Democracy)can no longer be relied upon to reflect the will of the people. The computers have been placed in too many districts already. Thus, more voting will not likely solve the problem. The only avenue left is education of local legislators in the hope that they value Democracy enough to make state laws to prevent abuses in their own states - even if they have to violate federal law to do it. If most states revolt against federal abuses, the federal government will have no recourse, as its authority will collapse until it carries out the will of the states.

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