Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Exasperated
'A spokesman for Gov. Jeb Bush accused those seeking audits of trying to "undermine voters' confidence," and declared, "The governor has every confidence in the Department of State and the Division of Elections." '
(NY Times)
The mere fact that Jeb Bush will not permit independent checking of voting machines in Florida should automatically invalidate Florida election results. The mere fact of ANY state refusing to ensure a paper trail of its voting machines should automatically invalidate that state's elections. Furthermore,the mere fact of voting results being put into the hands of a commercial corporation rather than bi-party government people should also invalidate an election. It's only common sense.
It's inconceivable that any sane country would permit even the possibility of infringement of the integrity of its elections. What possible reason could there be for not ensuring complete transparency of voting results, except for corruption? Give me another plausible reason.
That line about corporate secrets cannot be applied to ELECTION RESULTS. How disingenuous can you get? Democracy is not a commercial product. There is no relationship between manufacturers and democracy. They are two entirely separate things. The free market, if there is one, is a nice thing, but it doesn't guarantee honest election results. That's not its purpose, and it should not be assumed that it can bear that burden.
(NY Times)
The mere fact that Jeb Bush will not permit independent checking of voting machines in Florida should automatically invalidate Florida election results. The mere fact of ANY state refusing to ensure a paper trail of its voting machines should automatically invalidate that state's elections. Furthermore,the mere fact of voting results being put into the hands of a commercial corporation rather than bi-party government people should also invalidate an election. It's only common sense.
It's inconceivable that any sane country would permit even the possibility of infringement of the integrity of its elections. What possible reason could there be for not ensuring complete transparency of voting results, except for corruption? Give me another plausible reason.
That line about corporate secrets cannot be applied to ELECTION RESULTS. How disingenuous can you get? Democracy is not a commercial product. There is no relationship between manufacturers and democracy. They are two entirely separate things. The free market, if there is one, is a nice thing, but it doesn't guarantee honest election results. That's not its purpose, and it should not be assumed that it can bear that burden.
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