[spudpuppy]

So, I don't think that people who mailed ballots after Election Day EVEN if it wasn't necessarily their fault (and I don't know if it was) should have their votes counted because we CAN'T count votes received after Election Day. That would violate state law, while the current recanvassing by a county and recounting votes does not.

But why say "military?" Wouldn't you agree that ANY vote, military or non-military, that fit your criteria should be counted? Dropping the military into this emotionalizes the issue, which is not one of "military" votes at all. If these were all urban Tacoma blacks, would you make the same argument?

I STILL gotta go...

[Nataku X]

(1) To address your point of whose votes counts more, I think that the vote of every military serviceman or servicewoman should be weighted 100 to a civilian's 1 vote. Don't bring racial overtures here, the military has a high percentage of blacks and minorities.

(2) The integrity should be perserved at all costs. I agree the military votes shouldn't be counted. And none of those "found" votes should be counted either. And I trust machines over partisan humans. Easier to stuff paper ballots than to hack into a machine undetected. We are merely pointing out the great hypocrisy the Democrats are exhibiting here.

[WASH]

But why say "military?

Because its the military ballots.

[Swampmarine]

You bet, count them all. Just call it a "recanvass" then you can break state law with impunity and keep counting previously uncounted ballots until you get the result you want. I use military absentee's because 1} Unlike Phillips, they're not here to defend themselves and don't know they haven't been counted 2} Democratic election officials (remember Florida?) know all too well that the military will break Republican/Rossi.