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It's time to replace faulty punch card machines. Or I can't read it well enough to vote democratic.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch ^ | Oct. 21, 2003 | Tova Andrea Wang

Posted on 10/21/2003 3:42:00 PM PDT by Missouri

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To: Eastbound
That was a great touch, the DNC sending Daley's little bro down to teach the FL 'rats how to punch out the Gore hole on stacks of ballots.
21 posted on 10/21/2003 8:56:00 PM PDT by Travis McGee (----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
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To: maica; Eastbound
I worry most that either side or both will totally disbelieve the results of a close election. A Hellary/Clark ticket that's within 1% of Bush on election night, with cities turning in late "touchscreen" results, could turn the cold civil war hot. The important thing to keep in mind is that if the electorate loses confidence in the validity of the voting process, they may do very irrational things.

The scene at the Miami govt office where the 'rats were carrying the ballot boxes to a quiet dark room to count very nearly turned violent. Imagine that scene in 10 cities, with large mobs on both sides, when some nervous security guards pull guns and tell the crowds to back off while the counting is done privately...

And with touch screens, WHAT do you count? Used electrons?

22 posted on 10/21/2003 9:01:31 PM PDT by Travis McGee (----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
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To: Travis McGee
"The important thing to keep in mind is that if the electorate loses confidence in the validity of the voting process, they may do very irrational things."

When the soap box is silenced and the ballot box crumbles, . . . . . . .

23 posted on 10/21/2003 10:13:25 PM PDT by Eastbound
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To: Missouri
I've used punch cards before.

Although now we use scantron(Fill in the circle like a multiple choice test).

24 posted on 10/21/2003 10:27:19 PM PDT by Dan from Michigan ("I don't want to Raise Taxes" "I think everything must be looked at" - Jennifer Granholm. (D))
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To: Eastbound
Yup. Florida 2000 was just a sneak preview of coming attractions.
25 posted on 10/21/2003 11:16:38 PM PDT by Travis McGee (----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
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To: Travis McGee
Our goal for '04 is to make the election so lop-sided that there can be no debate.

While some generally conservative people continue to fucus on the issues that President Bush has not 'fixed' yet, the Administration is effecting a lot of change below the radar, so to speak.

Investigating the Mayor of Philadelphia or the whole City Council of Baltimore, for example, could never happen without a Republican Administration.

I think a lot of attention is also being paid to voters' lists, registration practices, etc. We are not seeing press conferences announcing what is being accomplished.
26 posted on 10/22/2003 4:58:58 AM PDT by maica (Rush is in my prayers)
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To: maica
I hope so! You have given me hope.
27 posted on 10/22/2003 7:29:06 AM PDT by Travis McGee (----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
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