Posted on 12/03/2006 4:46:39 AM PST by lifelong_republican
"...the most sweeping condemnation of such voting systems by a federal agency..."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
We have a nationwide system of Automatic Teller Machines (ATM's), debit cards, credit cards, online banking, worldwide electronic funds transfer, real time sales and inventory data for major retailers, etc., but somehow electronic voting is "insecure". This notion is part of the Democrats' Stalinist propaganda machine.
Hmmmm??
Is it being condemned because the dems can't figure out a way to cheat as good as they could with the handwritten ballots or punched cards?
Or is it being condemned because it's really faulty ..??
Well Matthews is correct, but it could be worked out easily with banks. The main problem of voting now is that it is an unprofessional one day event.
Thank you to avital 2: you are absolutely right about the problem being letting politicians control elections.
BW2221, you make tremendously important points. Democrats in Pennsylvania have banned any paper trail and illegally deprived citizens of independent evaluations of the systems. these systems are faulty, extremely costly, and cause voters to suffer inconvenience and, worse, disenfranchisement, so that the election officials can manipulate elections with ease and no risk of discovery.
Yes, brityank, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey voters have had their right to cast and count their votes for themselves taken away. There are some major populations involved.
Wonder Warthog, you have my profound admiration for your grasp of the situation and for the eloquence with which you describe it.
Right Wing Assault, I don't believe that when the Democrats take away the votes with the electronics it'd really be a 'win' for anyone.
As for the point about ATMs, by pleikumud, ATMs are different systems than the inferior ones used for 'voting'.
CyberAnt, there's no doubt, among computer security experts, that the 'voting' systems are not suitable for use in any elections.
Your willingness to confront this situation is commendable.
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