there are 2 legitimate problems with the pentagon system---1., that it is being routed through UNENCRYPTED e-mail where it is vulnerable to hackers, and
2. because the ballots would not be secret. Both officials at the Dept of Defense and even some government contractors would have access to the ballots
no credit card company or bank would allow such lax security
I don't see why we can't do overseas voting the same way we always had, with a paper slip and a sealed envelope
Samples of military ballots consistently show a margin of three-to-one favoring the Republican candidate. In the last Presidential election, 81% of military ballots were cast for President Bush and 16% for Kerry.
The Democrats are well aware of the likely contents of these military ballots.
I would not want military ballots, contained in readily identifiable envelopes, to pass through the U.S. Postal Service and run the risk of falling into the hands of DemocRAT moles where they will be "lost". I much prefer an electronic system managed by military personnel, even if the system security is not yet perfect.